De-risking venture capital
Newfront’s dynamic Venture Capital practice has welcomed more than 160 funds in the last 20 months. Our groundbreaking practice combines deep domain expertise and carrier relationships with best-in-class technology and business operations to deliver an unparalleled client experience.
Our approach
Newfront’s unified team of Private Equity insurance experts provides hands on service to ensure optimal deal results.
Technology & Data Driven Results
Newfront is the modern insurance brokerage with industry leading technology. Our technology and data analytics capabilities augment our M&A insurance experts to yield greater speed, innovation, and value-add in your transactions.
Due diligence
Our due diligence professionals operate on deal-time identifying key risk exposures, mitigation solutions, and cost-savings opportunities.
Transaction liability
Our deep expertise across R&W insurance, Tax insurance, and Contingent Liability insurance provides significant protection for clients across unknown risks, tax exposures, and regulatory or other hard-to-place transaction risks.
Portfolio companies
Our team delivers go-forward placement expertise across all insurance and employee benefits needs. We offer portfolio company programs that maximize leverage, and our technology platform aggregates insurance & benefits data creating a seamless service experience.
Comprehensive solutions
Venture Capital Asset Protection
Newfront’s Venture Capital Asset Protection (VCAP) policy is designed to safeguard venture capital funds, their partners, and portfolio companies from a range of risks and liabilities with a single comprehensive insurance solution:
Management Liability: Protects general partners, directors, and officers, as well as the fund, management, and related entities
Professional Liability: Guards against claims arising from a failure to provide professional services
Outside Directorship Liability: Protects persons serving with a portfolio company on behalf of the fund
Employment Practices Liability: Guards against claims arising from wrong employment practices
Fiduciary Liability: Protects against claims arising from an employee welfare or benefits plan
Leadership
Ted Dobos
Ted Dobos is the Private Equity & Transaction Advisory Group Leader at Newfront. Ted oversees a talented team of dedicated advisors focused on mergers and acquisitions and private equity needs. Ted is an innovator in the space and brings deep expertise in leveraging insurance capital to optimize M&A transactions.
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