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M&A Purchase Price Adjustments Are Common Yet Complex

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Drafting Considerations for the Working Capital Adjustment 

Purchase Price Adjustments (PPAs) are common in M&A transactions. According to the 2022 SRS Acquiom Claims Insights Report, 92% of deals have a PPA mechanism. An accurate and comprehensive PPA adjustment provision can reduce potential disputes and facilitate the closing for all deal parties. In this info sheet, we present four essential guidelines for drafting the PPA or working capital adjustment. 

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Kip Wallen

Senior Director, Thought Leadership tel:720-452-5364

Kip Wallen is a senior director leading the SRS Acquiom thought leadership practice. He leverages his extensive expertise and SRS Acquiom proprietary data to produce resourceful content regularly utilized by market practitioners. Kip has broad experience in M&A and provides guidance on market standards and trends.

Previously, Kip was a Director with the SRS Acquiom Transactional Group, where he collaborated with clients and counsel to negotiate M&A documents including purchase, escrow, payments, and other transactional agreements. Before joining SRS Acquiom, Kip was an attorney with a Denver-based boutique business law firm where he assisted clients with M&A transactions as well as general corporate governance and securities matters.

Kip is an avid supporter of the Colorado Symphony, serving as Treasurer and Trustee. He is an active participant on the American Bar Association’s M&A Committee. In 2016, Kip completed Leadership 20 with the Denver chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.

Kip received his J.D. from the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver and an M.S. in Economics, B.S. in Economics and B.A. in International Relations from Lehigh University. He is a member of the Colorado bar.

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