Wilmington Trust

Wilmington Trust is a provider of M&A escrow services, from prefunding to indemnity holdback, connected to the M&T banking group. The company states that one team handles both the escrow and paying agent needs of a transaction in the United States and Europe.

Services - M&A prefunding escrow, where funds are placed ahead of closing; - Indemnity holdback escrow, where part of the price is retained to cover post-closing claims; - Paying agent services for distributing funds to the parties.

Group Wilmington Trust's parent group is M&T Bank Corporation. For counterparties, this means the escrow is offered within a large banking organisation rather than by a standalone fintech.

Markets Deals in the United States and Europe are served by the same team, which matters for cross-border acquisitions that need one agent across two regions.

Who it suits Buyers, sellers, private equity sponsors and their counsel who need a neutral party to hold and release funds under a purchase agreement. Fees, minimum deal size, currencies and release procedures are not published in the source data; they are set in the escrow agreement and should be confirmed with the company.