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Conduct of claims

SPA provisions deciding who steers the defence of a third-party claim that could become a warranty or indemnity claim. The buyer's company faces the claimant, but the seller ultimately pays — so each side wants a hand on the wheel. Chapter 12 · Clause 9.7

Explained in Chapter 12, Indemnities and the Tax Covenant, of M&A Foundations.

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