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Taking Companies Apart, Putting Companies Together

MD Michael highlights that 2026’s M&A growth will be driven by carve-outs and buy-and-build acquisitions rather than mega-deals. As these smaller transactions are often structurally complex, W&I insurance will play a key role in managing risks and enabling deals to close smoothly.

Who Owns the Machine's Work? AI-Generated Content, Copyright and W&I Insurance

Underwriter and tech enthusiast Veranika Kukushkina sheds light on the topic of ownership regarding generated content by artificial intelligence and what challenges are implied for the W&I insurance.

The Insurance Paradox of Intellectual Property

Head of W&I Christopher Virreira Winter gives an insight about insurability of intellectual property and the perspective of insurers.

From Code to Concrete: the Rise of Physical Risk in W&I Insurance

Managing Director and co-founder Xianbei gives an insight about the transformation of W&I in regards to the shift from software towards physical risks.

Buy-and-Build 2026: W&I as Structural Infrastructure for Serial Acquisitions

Our Underwriter Sofia gives an insight, why W&I insurance is playing an increasingly important role in the execution of Buy-and-Build strategies regarding European lower and mid-market M&A transactions.

Corporate Succession in the DACH SME Sector: Structural Challenge and Market-Based Solutions

M&A Underwriter Ludwig Ficker gives an insight on the topic of demographic changes in the landscape of business owners and potential successors and how W&I insurance can function as a transition accelerator to mitigate succession challenges.

AI-Specific Warranties in M&A Transactions

Our Head of the W&I Germany Team Christopher Virreira Winter gives an insight on how the european AI Act may influence M&A-transactions. At the end a short checklist for AI Act Deal Readiness is provided.

Navigating New Risks in a Fast-Changing World – Why We Started Pantheon

Our co-founder and Managing Director Michael gives an insight about Pantheon´s origin story. Where the jorney began, how the market has changed and why SMEs are of crucial importance for the W&I market - all of these questions find an answer in our first blog post.

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