insights

2025 Special Report: Influence of RWI on M&A Deal Terms

Kip Wallen

Senior Director, Thought Leadership

The latest data shows that RWI has a material impact on M&A deal terms. To examine that impact in depth, we have distilled key findings from the 2025 M&A Deal Terms Study, a comprehensive analysis of more than 2,200 private-market transactions that closed between 2019 and 2024.

Download this special report for exclusive insights into:

  • Which types of M&A transactions are using RWI and which aren’t
  • How RWI is impacting indemnification provisions, including survival periods, baskets, and walk-away clauses
  • What impacts the use of RWI has on the inclusion of escrows, including special indemnity escrows

Download this document now

Kip is a senior director leading the SRS Acquiom thought leadership practice, the mission of which is to share resourceful content built from SRS Acquiom expertise and proprietary data. In addition to facilitating scores of interactive presentations at M&A conferences and law firms, Kip authors a plethora of articles and data studies regularly utilized by the market. 

Previously, Kip was a part of 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, he was an attorney with a Denver-based boutique business law firm working on middle-market M&A deals.  

Kip holds J.D. and M.S. (Econometrics) degrees and is a member of the Colorado bar. 

Download This Document

Once submitted, you will receive an email confirmation. If you have any questions, please email our team at learnmore@srsacquiom.com.

Gain the SRS Acquiom edge on your next deal.

Get Started