Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

Face the same risk landscape as other IPOs and company buyers. Transactions are complex, time-critical and highly specialized. SPAC leaders need partners who understand their goals and challenges and bring robust knowledge to the table. Aon is that partner.

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A Dedicated SPAC D&O Taskforce

Aon’s Financial Services Group (FSG) has long had a strong presence in the new ventures and acquisitions field, helping clients navigate the challenging process of building a new business. The Aon SPAC Taskforce consists of cross-functional leaders with solid experience in management liability to support organizations considering/involved in SPACs, pre-IPO, post-IPO and other new venture activity.

 

Carrier Selection
Fundamentally, selecting consistent insurers that have not only the ability to pay, but also the willingness to pay, is a core challenge of D&O insurance. Aon’s tools, such as our carrier behavior matrix and carrier market share analytics, help us provide “fact, not feeling” with SPAC-specific information to inform this critical decision.

Legal & Claims Team
Our team of 39 attorneys, focused exclusively on management liability insurance, are integrated into the broking team and involved in both pre-placement discussions with clients and carriers, as well as post-claim negotiation. In 2020, Aon’s FSG business recovered an average of approximately $700 million in claims payments on behalf of our clients in the past five years.

Boardroom-Ready Analytics
Benchmarking provides the foundation for evaluating program metrics, and Aon’s benchmarking capabilities are second to none. Further, Aon’s significant SPAC market share and dedicated Data & Analytics team allows us to customize our SPAC benchmarking for your bespoke needs.

The Aon SPAC Advantage
Aon has worked with leading SPAC insurers to identify pre-negotiated, SPAC-specific coverage and structure terms that are critical to a successful SPAC offering. Aon’s SPAC Taskforce will ensure that coverage is negotiated to allow maximum flexibility and breadth of coverage to protect your interests.

Other Specialty Solutions

In addition to our D&O experience, Aon provides myriad solutions to mitigate client risk and exposure, protect M&A activity and uncover opportunities, including:

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (“BIO”) and Aon have collaborated to provide comprehensive cyber and management liability insurance programs to BIO organizations.
Aon helps clients protect and create enterprise value for their largest asset holdings in today’s business world – their intellectual property.
Industry specialists such as Radford (life science & technology) and McLagan (financial services) provide consulting services such as executive and director compensation, employee rewards, career strategies, equity strategy and plan design, and sales compensation and effectiveness.
A full suite of products (including reps & warranties, tax and litigation buyout) to explore strategic alternatives alongside the public offering efforts, or to help mitigate obstacles to a successful offering.

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