Environmental Liabilities

Mitigating environmental risks for buyers and sellers

Specialist environmental risks solutions for M&A

Howden M&A’s Environmental Risks team has pioneered coverage in this complex area since 2018. With environmental risks playing an ever-increasing role in M&A, we meet every new challenge with cutting-edge solutions.

Our team has helped a wide variety of clients overcome their environmental challenges, including some of the largest private equity firms, real estate funds, developers, and government departments. 

We have helped our clients:

  • Avoid price chips
  • Unlock deals held up by known and unknown pollutants
  • Release funds that would otherwise be held in escrow
  • Access more generous lending terms from banks
  • Protect the personal liabilities of directors from pollution and ESG risks
     
Insurance is an effective way of removing a wide range of environmental risks from your balance sheet.

Why choose Howden?

60+

Jurisdictions with placed policies

200+

Environmental policies placed

€150m

Largest single policy limit placed

From beginning to end – how Howden M&A delivers on claims

Our Legal, Technical & Claims team is made up of expert insurance litigators and professionals – with proven experience in achieving positive outcomes for policyholders. 

Being in-house means that we are always close at hand throughout the policy term, at no additional cost. Our team will support you during every step of a claim, anticipating potential roadblocks and helping you avoid them. 

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