Approximately 45% of respondents in South and Southeast Asia expect the use of representations and warranties insurance (R&W/W&I) to rise significantly in 2025, as compared to 2024, the third edition of the Global M&A trends and risks report showed. The report was done by Norton Rose Fulbright in collaboration with Mergermarket.
The report found 30% of respondents in East Asia thought the use of R&W/W&I will rise significantly in 2025 as compared with 2024, with 43% believing the use will “increase somewhat”. On the other hand, only 2% of respondents thought use would “decrease somewhat” between 2024 and 2025.
In South and Southeast Asia, while 45% of respondents in the report believed the use of R&W/W&I will “increase significantly” between 2024 and 2025, 35% thought it will only somewhat rise. Of the respondents, only 1% thought use would “decrease somewhat” in 2025, as compared to 2024.
One per cent of respondents thought use of R&W/W&I will drop significantly in 2025, as compared to 2024, with 13% believing it will reduce, but only somewhat. On the other hand, 39% thought use will rise significantly, and 23% believed it will “increase somewhat”.
The full report can be accessed here.