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Suresh Ellawala

The rise of crypto currencies in recent years may be one of the more noteworthy financial developments of our time. Now, A growing number of companies are raising funds in the capital markets for the express purpose of accumulating cryptocurrencies as treasury assets. In the following guest post, Suresh Ellawala, Client Relationship Director at Price Forbes, takes a look at the recent rise of crypto treasury companies and considers the implications, including the risks potentially involved for directors and their insurers. I would like to thank Suresh for allowing me to publish his article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this site’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is Suresh’s article. Continue Reading Guest Post: Crypto Treasury Companies – Been There, Done That?

Dividend recapitalization is a tool that enables private equity firms to extract liquidity from portfolio companies without the need to complete a sale or IPO. In the following guest post, the authors explore this funding technique, which is not without its risks and exposures and which may raise important insurance issues as well. This article is co-authored by Sarah Abrams, Head of Professional Liability Claims, Bowhead Specialty Underwriters, Inc., Elan Kandel, Member, Bailey Cavalieri LLC and James Talbert, Associate, Bailey Cavalieri LLC. I would like to thank the authors for allowing me to publish their article as a guest post on this site. I welcome guest post submissions from responsible authors on topics of interest to this blog’s readers. Please contact me directly if you would like to submit a guest post. Here is the authors’ article.Continue Reading Dividend Recaps: Potential Risks for Private Equity Firms and Their Insurers