<Elementary> Lesson No.17
Escrow vs RWI Insurance / エスクロー vs RWI保険
0.Greetings & Ice-break (2min.)|挨拶と導入
0-1 Greetings
Let’s practice a short small talk that you can use to greet a business partner and start building a good relationship.
講師との挨拶を兼ねて、ビジネスパートナーと信頼関係を築くための短いスモールトークを練習してみましょう。
[Tips / 会話のヒント]
・Can you hear me clearly?
私の声はクリアに聞こえますか?
・How's your day going so far?
今日はどんな一日でしたか?
・Talk about one small topic (Work, Weather, News, Hometown, Sports event, etc.)
軽い話題について話しましょう(仕事、天気、ニュース、地元、スポーツイベントなど)
0-2 Introduction
In today’s lesson, we’ll learn about the following situation. Have you ever experienced something similar?
本日のレッスンでは以下のようなシチュエーションについて学びます。同様のシチュエーションを経験したことがありますか?
- If you have experience, please tell us what it was like, what was difficult, or what you learned.
経験があれば、どんな内容だったか、難しかったことや学んだことなどを教えて下さい。
- If you don’t have experience, try to imagine yourself handling that situation in English.
What do you think would be challenging?
経験がなければ、英語でその状況に対応しているところを想像してみましょう。どんなことが難しそうですか?
Situation / シチュエーション
You're comparing escrow versus RWI insurance options with foreign counsel for different country markets.
あなたは異なる国市場向けに海外弁護士とエスクロー対RWI保険のオプションを比較しています
1. Read (2 min)|型を学ぶ
Let's read the following key sentences aloud!
下記の文章や単語を順番に音読しましょう!
1-1 Basic phrases
1.Let me explain...(...を説明させてください)
2.I understand your concern...(ご懸念は理解しています)
3.That is exactly why I propose...(まさにそのためハイブリッド案を提案します)
4.I suggest...(...を提案します)
5.We split the insurance premium...(保険料は...で分担します)
6.I appreciate the detailed proposal...(詳細な提案に感謝します)
7.I will reach out to...(...に連絡します)
1-2 Essential words
1.explain(説明する)
2.concern(懸念)
3.propose(提案する)
4.suggest(提案する)
5.coverage(カバレッジ)
6.avoid(回避する)
7.balance(バランスを取る)
8.minimize(最小化する)
9.distribute(分配する)
10.finalize(確定する)
2. Try (3 min)|ロールプレイ練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
You're comparing escrow versus RWI insurance options with foreign counsel for different country markets.
あなたは異なる国市場向けに海外弁護士とエスクロー対RWI保険のオプションを比較しています
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
Thank you for meeting today. We need to discuss the structure for representations and warranties coverage. Our client is concerned about both cost and risk exposure in this 400 million USD deal.
(本日はお時間をいただきありがとうございます。表明保証のカバレッジ構造について話し合う必要があります。当社の依頼人は、この4億ドルの取引におけるコストとリスクエクスポージャーの両方を懸念しています。)
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
I understand your concern. Let me explain the cost difference first. RWI insurance costs 2 to 3 percent of coverage in the US and UK, and 4 to 5 percent in Asia. For this deal, RWI would cost 8 million to 12 million USD, while escrow would tie up 16 million to 20 million USD.
(ご懸念は理解しています。まずコストの違いを説明させてください。RWI保険は米英ではカバレッジの2~3パーセント、アジアでは4~5パーセントの費用がかかります。この取引では、RWIは800万~1,200万ドル、エスクローは1,600万~2,000万ドルの資金拘束となります。)
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
The cost comparison is clear, but we cannot rely only on insurance. What if we face specific risks like tax or environmental issues that insurers typically exclude?
(コスト比較は明確ですが、保険だけに頼ることはできません。保険会社が通常除外する税務や環境問題のような特定リスクに直面した場合はどうなりますか。)
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
That is exactly why I propose a hybrid approach. We cover general representations with RWI to avoid fund lock-up, and set up limited escrow only for specific risks such as tax, environmental matters, and fundamental representations. This balances cost and protection.
(まさにそのためハイブリッド案を提案します。資金拘束を避けるため一般表明をRWIでカバーし、税務・環境・基礎的事項など特定リスクのみに限定したエスクローを設定します。これによりコストと保護のバランスが取れます。)
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
The hybrid structure makes sense, but our client wants concrete terms. What coverage amounts and time frames are you suggesting?
(ハイブリッド構造は理にかなっていますが、当社の依頼人は具体的な条件を求めています。どのようなカバレッジ額と期間を提案されますか。)
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
I suggest 30 million USD RWI coverage with 1 percent retention, and 20 million USD escrow limited to tax, environmental, and fundamental representations only. The escrow releases half at 18 months and the remainder at 3 years to minimize lock-up period.
(3,000万ドルのRWIカバレッジで自己負担1パーセント、そして税務・環境・基礎的表明のみを対象とする2,000万ドルのエスクローを提案します。エスクローは18か月で半分、3年で残りを解放し、拘束期間を最小化します。)
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
The terms are reasonable, but how do we share the costs fairly? Insurance premiums and escrow fees can add up quickly.
(条件は妥当ですが、コストをどのように公平に分担しますか。保険料とエスクロー手数料はすぐに積み上がる可能性があります。)
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
We split the insurance premium 50-50. Your side pays broker and underwriting fees, and our side covers escrow administration costs. The insurer handles claims processing, so both sides avoid litigation expenses. This distributes cost and risk fairly.
(保険料は50対50で分担します。御側がブローカーと引受手数料を負担し、当方がエスクロー管理費を負担します。保険会社が請求処理を担当するため、双方が訴訟費用を回避できます。これによりコストとリスクが公平に分配されます。)
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
I appreciate the detailed proposal. The seller wants a clean exit, and your hybrid plan respects that while protecting our client. Let me confirm one last point: can we get insurance quotes quickly?
(詳細な提案に感謝します。売り手はクリーンな退出を望んでおり、御提案はそれを尊重しつつ当社の依頼人を保護しています。最後に1点確認させてください。保険の見積もりを迅速に取得できますか。)
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
Yes, I will reach out to our insurance broker today. We should receive preliminary quotes within 5 business days. Once we have the numbers, we can finalize the structure and move forward with documentation.
(はい、本日中に当方の保険ブローカーに連絡します。5営業日以内に予備見積もりを受け取れるはずです。数字が揃い次第、構造を確定し、文書作成を進めることができます。)
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
Perfect. This hybrid approach should work well for both parties. I look forward to reviewing the insurance quotes and finalizing the agreement. Thank you for your cooperation.
(完璧です。このハイブリッド案は双方にとってうまく機能するはずです。保険見積もりを確認し、合意を確定することを楽しみにしています。ご協力ありがとうございます。)
3. Use (4 min)|ロールプレイ & 実践(空欄補完)
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
You're comparing escrow versus RWI insurance options with foreign counsel for different country markets.
あなたは異なる国市場向けに海外弁護士とエスクロー対RWI保険のオプションを比較しています
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
Thank you for meeting today. We need to discuss the structure for representations and warranties coverage. Our client is concerned about both cost and risk exposure in this 400 million USD deal.
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
I understand your [懸念]. Let me [説明する] the cost difference first. RWI insurance costs 2 to 3 percent of [カバレッジ] in the US and UK, and 4 to 5 percent in Asia. For this deal, RWI would cost 8 million to 12 million USD, while escrow would tie up 16 million to 20 million USD.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
The cost comparison is clear, but we cannot rely only on insurance. What if we face specific risks like tax or environmental issues that insurers typically exclude?
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
That is exactly why I [提案する] a hybrid approach. We cover general representations with RWI to [回避する] fund lock-up, and set up limited escrow only for specific risks such as tax, environmental matters, and fundamental representations. This [バランスを取る] cost and protection.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
The hybrid structure makes sense, but our client wants concrete terms. What coverage amounts and time frames are you suggesting?
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
I [提案する] 30 million USD RWI [カバレッジ] with 1 percent retention, and 20 million USD escrow limited to tax, environmental, and fundamental representations only. The escrow releases half at 18 months and the remainder at 3 years to [最小化する] lock-up period.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
The terms are reasonable, but how do we share the costs fairly? Insurance premiums and escrow fees can add up quickly.
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
We split the insurance premium 50-50. Your side pays broker and underwriting fees, and our side covers escrow administration costs. The insurer handles claims processing, so both sides [回避する] litigation expenses. This [分配する] cost and risk fairly.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
I appreciate the detailed proposal. The seller wants a clean exit, and your hybrid plan respects that while protecting our client. Let me confirm one last point: can we get insurance quotes quickly?
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
Yes, I will reach out to our insurance broker today. We should receive preliminary quotes within 5 business days. Once we have the numbers, we can [確定する] the structure and move forward with documentation.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
Perfect. This hybrid approach should work well for both parties. I look forward to reviewing the insurance quotes and finalizing the agreement. Thank you for your cooperation.
4. Challenge (7 min)|応用実践
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
*Let's practice this part repeatedly until we can speak it smoothly.
このパートはスムーズにスピーキングできるようになるまで繰り返し練習しましょう。
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
You're comparing escrow versus RWI insurance options with foreign counsel for different country markets.
あなたは異なる国市場向けに海外弁護士とエスクロー対RWI保険のオプションを比較しています
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
Thank you for meeting today. We need to discuss the structure for representations and warranties coverage. Our client is concerned about both cost and risk exposure in this 400 million USD deal.
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
[ご懸念は理解しています。] [まずコストの違いを説明させてください。] RWI insurance costs 2 to 3 percent of coverage in the US and UK, and 4 to 5 percent in Asia. For this deal, RWI would cost 8 million to 12 million USD, while escrow would tie up 16 million to 20 million USD.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
The cost comparison is clear, but we cannot rely only on insurance. What if we face specific risks like tax or environmental issues that insurers typically exclude?
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
[まさにそのためハイブリッド案を提案します。] We cover general representations with RWI to avoid fund lock-up, and set up limited escrow only for specific risks such as tax, environmental matters, and fundamental representations. This balances cost and protection.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
The hybrid structure makes sense, but our client wants concrete terms. What coverage amounts and time frames are you suggesting?
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
[3,000万ドルのRWIカバレッジで自己負担1パーセント、そして税務・環境・基礎的表明のみを対象とする2,000万ドルのエスクローを提案します。] The escrow releases half at 18 months and the remainder at 3 years to minimize lock-up period.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
The terms are reasonable, but how do we share the costs fairly? Insurance premiums and escrow fees can add up quickly.
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
[保険料は50対50で分担します。] Your side pays broker and underwriting fees, and our side covers escrow administration costs. The insurer handles claims processing, so both sides avoid litigation expenses. This distributes cost and risk fairly.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
I appreciate the detailed proposal. The seller wants a clean exit, and your hybrid plan respects that while protecting our client. Let me confirm one last point: can we get insurance quotes quickly?
🧑🎓【Student / Seller's M&A Advisor】:
Yes, I will reach out to our insurance broker today. We should receive preliminary quotes within 5 business days. Once we have the numbers, we can finalize the structure and move forward with documentation.
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
Perfect. This hybrid approach should work well for both parties. I look forward to reviewing the insurance quotes and finalizing the agreement. Thank you for your cooperation.
\ If you have some extra capacity, give it a try(余力があればやってみましょう)/
5. Real-world application (5 min)|実務応用
Let's speak freely with the phrases and flow we learned today. If you can, imagine your real job—it makes practice more effective.
本日学習した単語やフレーズ、会話の流れを思い出しながら、自由に話してみましょう。可能であれば、自身の実務を想像しながら話すと効果的です。
Situation / シチュエーション
You are advising a seller in a 400 million USD manufacturing deal on how to structure representations and warranties coverage using both RWI insurance and limited escrow.
The buyer's counsel is concerned about cost and risk exposure, and you need to propose a hybrid approach that balances the seller's desire for a clean exit with the buyer's need for protection.
あなたは4億ドルの製造業取引において、RWI保険と限定的エスクローの両方を用いた表明保証カバレッジの構造について売り手に助言しています。
買い手側の弁護士はコストとリスクエクスポージャーを懸念しており、売り手のクリーンな退出希望と買い手の保護ニーズのバランスを取るハイブリッド案を提案する必要があります。
👨💼【Teacher / Buyer's Legal Counsel】:
We need to finalize the coverage structure today. Can you walk me through your hybrid proposal and explain how it addresses both cost and risk concerns?
(本日中にカバレッジ構造を確定する必要があります。ハイブリッド案について説明し、コストとリスクの懸念にどう対処するか教えていただけますか。)
🧑🎓【Student / Your Role】:
(Free Speaking based on today's lesson)
Hints / ヒント
1.Explain cost differences between insurance and escrow(保険とエスクローのコスト差を説明する)
2.Propose hybrid coverage for general and specific risks(一般リスクと特定リスクに対するハイブリッドカバレッジを提案する)
3.Suggest concrete coverage amounts and release schedule(具体的なカバレッジ額と解放スケジュールを提示する)
4.Explain fair cost-sharing arrangement(公平なコスト分担の仕組みを説明する)
※This is not a role-play. Please speak until you finish your thoughts.
このパートはロールプレイ形式ではありません。最後まで通して話してみましょう。
6. Wrap-up (2 min) |レッスンの振り返り
Let's review today's lesson with your teacher!
今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!
6-1 Comments from student
・Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
・Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
6-2 Feedback from teacher
・Good points / 良かった点
・Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
・What to review / 復習ポイント
*6-3 Questions from student (if any)
Japanese translation(日本語訳)
1. Read (2min)(型を学ぶ)|基本フレーズ
2. Try (4min)(ロールプレイ練習)|型を使った練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
3. Use (7min)|応用
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
4. Challenge (7min)|実践
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
5. Wrap-up (3min) – レッスンの振り返り
"Let’s review today’s lesson with your teacher!”
「今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!」
5-1. Comments from Student
- Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
- Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
5-2. Feedback from Teacher
- Good points / 良かった点
- Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
- What to review / 復習ポイント
5-3. Question from Students (If any)
