Brett Shawn joined Warburg Pincus in 2015 and focuses on legal matters relating to the firm’s investing activities. Prior to joining the Warburg, he was an Attorney focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities Law Matters, and Corporate Governance at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
In M&A, time is the enemy. The longer a deal takes to close, the more risks it poses for both parties. This episode talks about risk allocation between signing and closing an M&A deal with the help of Brett Shawn, Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Warburg Pincus LLC.
Kison will be talking to Brett Shawn, Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel at Warburg Pincus LLC to discuss how M&A is executed from the legal perspective. They'll be covering minority deals, the different types of risks you are looking for in a deal-and how to mitigate them including COVID-19 related risks.