Business Escrow Services

Full-Service Escrow Solutions Backed by Experience

Our Business Escrow Services group is a specialized, trusted resource for strategic buyers, leading law firms, exiting companies and other deal constituents. Clients choose the group for its in-depth experience, combined with expert, personalized service and innovative product features and technology. Our group tailors offerings to your needs to provide paying agent and escrow services related to mergers, acquisitions, asset purchases and other business escrow transactions.  

End-to-End Escrow and Digital Payments Solutions From Industry Experts

For paying agent and escrow services during M&A or other business transactions, you need experienced, reliable and flexible solutions. We offer highly customizable, responsive service from a single provider, addressing all of your pre- and post-closing needs.

Merger and Acquisition Services

Our M&A Payments and Escrow Services group consists of industry experts who provide a complete slate of end-to-end escrow and digital paying agent solutions designed for M&A transactions. We make it our business to know as much as possible about your transactions so that you can execute them with ease and accountability, providing a seamless process for all involved parties. 

Our expert M&A team manages transactions simply and efficiently. 

  • Fully digital process: Eliminate pre-closing printing and mailing of paper-based documents with easy, secure document signing via DocuSign — anytime, anywhere.
  • Streamlined third-party consents: Quickly and conveniently obtain, tally, report and download executed documents such as a stockholder consent to keep your transaction on track. 
  • Robust tax reporting: Outsource all elements of tax reporting required in connection with your M&A transactions.
  • Single source for M&A services: We can serve in various roles including escrow agent, disbursing agent, paying agent or solicitation agent.
  • Secure online portal: Western Alliance Bank's Gateway, our industry-leading online payments platform, facilitates document collection in any spreadsheet format, with intuitive technology to enable accurate and timely disbursements.
  • Robust international payment capabilities: When you need to conduct international transactions, we can craft a plan to suit your needs, with full foreign exchange (FX) service.1
     

Escrow Services

You can call on us for any business escrow service that you require — including M&A escrows, project financing or other business-related escrows. 

  • Accelerated onboarding: We require Know Your Customer (KYC) information only from the depositing entity. Accounts can be opened in one business day, and funding can take place immediately thereafter.  
  • Single-wire funding: Fund any one account, and your team will manage the flow of funds. We can aggregate your transaction against escrow funds, security holders and transaction expenses. 
  • Enhanced yield opportunity: While your escrow funds are on deposit for weeks, months or longer, you deserve to earn a healthy yield. We endeavor to offer the best yield in the market to qualifying escrow accounts.
  • Easy paper: We review and turn most transaction agreements within 24 hours and are known for using a logical approach to contract negotiation vs. a one-size-fits-all risk umbrella. 
  • FX capabilities: Need to fund your transaction in an alternative currency? No problem. We offer a competitive foreign exchange offering to convert escrow cash to U.S. dollars.
  • No fees on cash escrow accounts. We do not charge fees for qualifying cash escrow accounts — eliminating the need to negotiate which party is responsible for escrow account fee(s). 
     

You will benefit from our:

  • Dedicated team focused solely on M&A and business escrow services.
  • Customizable escrow agreements; we tailor our capabilities to your transaction’s unique circumstances.
  • Competitive deposit options and fee structures.
  • Online statements and robust reporting. 
  • Deep experience executing high-value, complex transactions across the globe.
  • Reliable and efficient payment solutions.
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Working with our team of experts means you’ll have a client-focused relationship manager and the advantages of comprehensive payments and escrow solutions, all within the structure of an award-winning financial institution focused on business.

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Our team of leading professionals has significant industry experience with a presence from coast to coast. As a specialized, trusted resource for strategic buyers, leading law firms, exiting companies and other deal constituents, our in-depth experience combines with expert, personalized service and innovative escrow and payment solutions to meet the needs of clients nationwide.

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1 East Washington Street
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Phoenix, AZ 85004
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1. Fees may apply. Refer to the disclosures provided at account opening and the Schedule of Fees and Charges for additional information.