
Paul Knowles
Global Head of Private Equity and M&A
With buy-in from the high-net-worth individuals and funds they enlist in various ventures, they've made successful moves to take control of trillions in assets under management. Some project private equity holdings to reach $5 trillion or higher by 2025.
In a highly competitive business world, private equity firms and public and private companies are looking for every growth opportunity they can possibly pursue. This includes acquiring other companies, merging with actual or potential competitors, or divesting assets that no longer deliver value. These courses of action have major potential for revenue generation — and in some cases are essential for survival.
Mergers, acquisitions, and divestments are among the riskiest and most complex business transactions. Many often fail because market conditions change, deals are never closed, or businesses encounter insurmountable difficulties afterwards. Private equity firms face an additional risk – the institutional shielding of a firm may not always insulate partners from the financial consequences of ill-advised investment decisions.
Our global private equity, mergers, and acquisitions team has more than 25 years’ experience providing insights to evaluate, facilitate, and close cross-border and domestic transactions, while managing buy- and sell-side risks. We can help buyers differentiate their bids and sellers exit with minimal warranty exposure.
Our specialists are driven to solving your insurance and risk management challenges by understanding, quantifying, and mitigating risk throughout the investment life cycle. From pre-acquisition, transaction, and integration solutions, to portfolio servicing and post-acquisition transactions, we can help you enhance deal value, improve valuation outcomes, and achieve portfolio operational excellence.
03/25/2025
In this episode our hosts discuss the changes taking place in the continuously evolving transactional risk markets, highlight some of the transactional trends in different regions, and consider how these trends could shape the future of the transactional risk insurance market.
03/18/2025
As macroeconomic and geopolitical challenges continue to shape the mergers and acquisitions landscape, Target audience like you need to stay informed about the latest trends and developments is more important than ever.
02/25/2025
Tax insurance has traditionally been used by private equity funds and corporations to mitigate risks associated with known tax issues in M&A due diligence.
Marsh McLennan is a global professional services firm composed of four market-leading businesses. These businesses have a deep history of working with private equity (PE) clients to enable deals and unlock value across their portfolios.
Global Head of Private Equity and M&A
Global Head of Transactional Risk
Global Chairman, Private Equity and M&A Practice
Vice Chairman, Global PEMA | Chairman, International PEMA
Chief Client Officer, Global PEMA
PEMA North America Practice Leader
PEMA Canada Practice Leader
PEMA Latin America & the Caribbean Practice Leader
PEMA UK Practice Leader
PEMA Europe Practice Leader
PEMA Asia Practice Leader
PEMA Middle East & Africa Practice Leader