Independent Sponsor Representations & Warranties Drafting in Aerospace & Defense
Drafting Representations & Warranties Drafting on aerospace and defense deals, with the structure protection and capital connectivity an independent sponsor actually needs.
An independent sponsor closing aerospace and defense transactions in the $15M to $200M EV range has a defined set of moves at the Representations & Warranties Drafting stage. Most of them are not in a generic M&A textbook.
The typical aerospace and defense platform sits at $15M to $200M EV with EBITDA in the $3M to $30M range. The thesis runs on tier-two or tier-three supplier consolidation with certifications as moat. Foreign LP capital can trigger CFIUS review on the cleanest of deals. Map the cap table early.
How Representations & Warranties Drafting actually gets structured.
Anchor on a modern PE-style rep package, not an asset-purchase boilerplate.
Distinguish fundamental reps from general reps in survival and cap structures.
Negotiate knowledge qualifiers to defined-person knowledge, not constructive knowledge.
Coordinate the rep package with the R&W insurance carrier's underwriting.
In aerospace and defense, layer in ITAR / EAR registration transferred or refiled before close as part of the Representations & Warranties Drafting workstream.
Drafting reps without reading the disclosure schedules. The schedules are where the risk actually lives.
"Reps and warranties are a risk allocation. Draft them like risk allocation."Jason Powell · Representations & Warranties Drafting
The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.
Refinancing, recaps, growth rounds, and the right strategic conversation eighteen months early are all downstream of relationships that take years to build and minutes to use.
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An LOI on the desk, a aerospace and defense target, and a Representations & Warranties Drafting question worth a real conversation.
Twenty minutes of practitioner-grade input from a securities attorney whose first move is to read the deal, not the engagement letter.