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Representations and Warranty Insurance in Transactions Involving Government Contractors

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 09.10.15

Recently, Law360 published an article by C&M attorneys, "Reps and Warranties Insurance Key in Gov't Contractor M&A," focusing on representations and warranties (R&W) insurance and the relevance of R&W insurance in facilitating mergers and acquisitions. Given the diligence considerations that are unique to government contractors, the article explains how R&W can play a role in M&A transactions involving government contractors.


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