Representation & Warranty Insurance Counsel for Waste & Recycling Acquisitions
When the deal is waste and recycling and the question is Representation & Warranty Insurance, the structure decisions in the first 30 days outlast the next five years. This is where Jason Powell works.
Waste & Recycling deals in the lower middle market run a specific playbook. Representation & Warranty Insurance is where the structure either holds or starts to leak.
The typical waste and recycling platform sits at $12M to $150M EV with EBITDA in the $3M to $25M range. The thesis runs on regional hauler or transfer station consolidation. Permitted volume is the asset, not the trucks. Diligence the permits before the EBITDA.
How Representation & Warranty Insurance actually gets structured.
Get to non-binding indication within two weeks of LOI sign, with carrier diligence to follow.
Negotiate retention to 0.5 percent of EV, dropping to 0.25 percent after 12 months.
Confirm policy follows form on the purchase agreement, not the other way around.
Carve out tax indemnities and known liabilities, priced separately if needed.
In waste and recycling, layer in permit transfer applications filed before LOI signing as part of the Representation & Warranty Insurance workstream.
Treating R&W as a commodity. Carrier appetite varies sharply by industry and deal size.
"R&W is no longer optional on most independent sponsor deals over $20M. Price it into the LOI."Jason Powell · Representation & Warranty Insurance
The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.
Capital after close is where the IRR actually gets made. The right introductions at month nine through month thirty are where this practice works as hard as it does at the LOI.
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Direct counsel from a securities and M&A attorney with billions in structured transactions, the independent-sponsor-native playbook, and the capital markets network that opens up post-close.