Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 Edition

53 FINANCE MONTHLY Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016 UNITED KINGDOM Contact Details: Jon Armstrong Practice Leader Mergers & Acquisitions Due Diligence Advisory Practice London Office Tel: +44 (0)20 3124 6854 Email: jon.armstrong@willistowerswatson.com MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS DUE DILIGENCE TEAM OF THE YEAR Winner: Firm Profile Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW) is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 39,000 employees in more than 120 countries. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas — the dynamic formula that drives business performance. TheMergers &Acquisitions Practice is focused on providing both financial and strategic support to investor, lender and corporate clients in order to identify and mitigate risk issues associated with a merger, acquisition or recapitalization no matter the sector or territory. TheWillis Towers Watson teamcombines due diligence, transaction solutions, employee benefit consulting and management insurance placement within one practice to increase efficiency and communication. Operating on a global platform, our M&A team brings depth and breadth of international and local expertise across diversified industries, geographies and lines of coverage. Although we manage transactions in every part of the globe, Willis Towers Watson has dedicated, permanent, M&A Practices in the United Kingdom (London and Manchester) the United States, France, Germany, Scandinavia, The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Greater China, Singapore, India, Japan and Australia. Insurance Due Diligence Including insurance due diligence as part of the wider transaction review process provides you/your investment committee with relevant operational risk and liability information on the transaction to assess retained or sold-on historic, current and potential future exposures and insurance costs. You will be able to identify any risk and insurance issues prior to acquisition and ensure financial implications are included in the negotiation or modelled where appropriate and structure the sale documentation appropriately.