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Escrow Services

Escrow is a legal arrangement whereby assets are deposited with a neutral third party and are delivered upon fulfillment of certain conditions as established in a written agreement. When a transaction requires escrow services to mitigate financial performance risk, you need a provider who can make the arrangements quickly, accurately, and securely to ensure your transaction closes properly.

With J.P. Morgan Escrow Services, a leading provider of escrow services, arranging an escrow trust account is fast, efficient, and can be customized to meet your needs. And with a long term commitment to providing escrow services for over 100 years, as well as the backing of one of the nation's largest financial powerhouses, we are an escrow agent on whom you can rely. Our dedicated service professionals are experienced with all types of transactions requiring escrow solutions, including:

  • M&A - Holdbacks, good faith deposits, and other monies held to facilitate an M&A transaction and to ensure compliance with parties' representations, warranties or affirmative covenants. J.P. Morgan Escrow Services does 600+ M&A related escrows a year with 10 - 25% of the purchase price held in escrow for up to two years.

  • Global Trade - Collateral held in escrow to ensure performance in trade or other financing arrangements. The entire amount is generally held in escrow until shipment.

  • Capital Raising - Subscription funds held pending successful IPO or other forms of capital raising. Particularly applicable with Private Equity, Hedge Funds, and Venture Capital.

  • Joint Venture - Facility put in place to ensure that two or more parties sharing the revenues of a venture get agreed upon amounts.

  • Construction - Investors or lenders ensure that proceeds raised for a construction project are spent as agreed. 5-10% of the value of the contract is usually held for 18 months.

  • Import Safety - For manufacturers or distributors using foreign sources in their supply chain; used to ensure foreign manufacturer's performance.

  • Litigation - Funds deposited in Escrow pending appeal of a court judgment, distributions to class-action claim holders, or bankruptcy claim processing.

  • Financing Related - Escrows that enhance the credit quality of debt obligations. Rentals or other asset related income used to pay debt and/or other asset maintenance related expenses. Escrowed cash or securities insulate disruptions of debt service payments due to cash flow shortfall.

  • Exchange Agent - Escrow deposits are use to pay tendering holders in a tender or exchange offer.

Contact us today to learn more about how J.P. Morgan Escrow Services can create an escrow solution to meet your needs.

Rapid Turnaround
We provide rapid turnaround on escrow arrangements so that your deal can close without delay.

Security
We provide the security of having your funds entrusted with a premier world financial services provider.

Expertise
We deal exclusively with escrows and have years of training and experience which allow us to deliver customized solutions that work for you.

Investment Flexibility
We offer a comprehensive range of investment products, including daily liquidity products and structured investments. Please contact us to learn more about our investment capabilities.

Innovation
As the leading escrow service provider with over 100 years of experience, we are able to quickly and easily construct escrow solutions for any situation.

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