Publications
You can download a PDF-version by clicking on the title of the below listed publications. Alternatively, please ask us for a hardcopy.
This website contains our English and French language publications. For our German language publications please see here.
| Title | Summary |
|---|---|
| How Private Equity-Firms and their Directors Protect themselves in Case of Liability Claims [469 KB] | Private Equity-firms are known to be calculated risk takers; and this approach has rewarded many of them and their investors. But how much risk are they willing to take when it comes to their firm’s liability? Or their own personal liability? This paper was published in the Yearbook 2017 of the Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association (SECA). |
| Insurance as Enabler of a PE/VC-Firm’s Strategy [159 KB] | Institutional investors are making demands in what would appear to be an unlikely area: insurance coverage. This paper was published in the Yearbook 2016 of the Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association (SECA). |
| Assurance-responsabilité pour conseils de fondation - Les contrats d’assurance sont négociables [477 KB] | Une assurance responsabilité adéquate répond au besoin de protection légitime qu’éprouvent les conseils de fondation. Article paru dans 02-16 de Prévoyance Professionnelle Suisse. |
| Suivre des fonds de pension devient un risque personnel [826 KB] | Les membres des conseils de fondation s’exposent de plus en plus et sans compensation financière. L’élimination d’un obstacle au recrutement de membres pour le conseil de fondation est l’un des arguments principaux pour une assurance responsabilité civile. Article paru dans L'AGEFI du 24 février 2015. |
| The Professional Liability Risks of the Fund Manager according to the AIFM Directive and the revised CISA [233 KB] | The regulations of the Swiss CISA as well as the corresponding European guidelines relevant to the professional risk and the legal liability exposure of an Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM). It discusses measures for practical handling including the insuring the liability arising from professional indemnity. This paper was published in the Yearbook 2013 of the Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association (SECA). |
| Warranties & Indemnities Insurance (Market Update 2013) [244 KB] | Five case studies from Switzerland, Austria and Germany were selected to illustrate the application of M&A-insurance and its benefits to buyers and sellers. |
| The Liability Insurance of the AIFM [183 KB] |
The operational risks of the manager of alternative investment funds (AIFM) and the additional capital and insurance requirements according to the new EU-directive (AIFMD). This paper is included as a chapter of the AIFMD-book, edited by Prof. Dr. D. Zetzsche and published by Wolters Kluwer, 2nd edition in 2015 (order-form [240 KB] ) |
| Boost your M&A Deals with Warranties & Indemnities Insurance [499 KB] |
Corporate buyers often encounter difficulties due to the lack of enforceability of seller warranties and allow credit rating of the vendor. Transaction risk insurance provides solutions with a high strategic value and competitive advantages for the buyer and the seller. This paper was co-authored by Dr. Thomas Mannsdorfer and published in the Yearbook 2012 of the Swiss Private Equity and Corporate Finance Association (SECA). |
| Swiss M&A Market 2011 [765 KB] | Opportunities and Risks of the Swiss M&A Market 2012. Buyer's and sellers have become more sensitive to risks. The interview appeared in Corporate International, May 2011. |
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