Corporate Escrow Services | Wilmington Trust

Corporate & Institutional

Escrows

Your escrow arrangements typically require specific solutions – either simple or highly-customized. Discover Wilmington Trust's corporate escrow services and benefit from customization, accuracy, and efficiency with each type of transaction.

Experience and service that benefits you

We match services and solutions to client needs. Then we go beyond and provide dynamic reporting, documentation, and daily liquidity on escrowed capital.

Capabilities include:

Customized Escrow Solutions

Application

Benefits

Real Estate

Asset purchases, construction, retainage, "good faith" deposits, title insurance, rent guarantee insurance

Mitigates risk of nonpayment, uncompleted work, or improper work

1031 Exchanges
(In-house Escrow Agent and Qualified Intermediary)

Tax-advantaged transfer of qualifying assets

Compliance with laws governing exchanges, timely options for replacement, guarding the transaction tax benefits

Litigation

Class action suite, mass tort litigation, qualified settlement funds, environmental trusts

Funds are protected on bank's trust platform pending final court rulings and distribution to claimants

Capital Funding

Subscription escrows, EB-5 investments, SPACs

Safekeeping investor proceeds when aggregating funds for a specified project purpose

Mergers & Acquisitions

Indemnity holdbacks, earn-outs, and "good faith" deposits

Protect against impairment due to breaches of indemnities. Signals to counterparty that funding is in place

Learn more about 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges.

Contact an experienced escrow specialist and let us guide you through the nuances of each type of escrow solution.

These services are provided by Wilmington Trust, N.A.

Wilmington Trust 1031 Exchange LLC (WTEX1031) is a nationwide provider of qualified intermediary services. Our professionals have facilitated exchanges of all kinds in nearly every state, and internationally. They will coordinate with your attorney and other professionals to facilitate a smooth transaction at every step. We can help you complete both the disposition of your existing asset and the acquisition of your new one–from contract to closing.

IRC Section 1031 allows taxpayers to defer the gain on the disposition of business or investment real estate, if that real estate is replaced with like-kind real estate, within specific timeframes. Consult your tax or legal advisor for additional information on the requirements and limitations of such exchanges. Wilmington Trust 1031 Exchange LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wilmington Trust, N.A. *Wilmington Trust 1031 Exchange LLC does not provide tax or legal advice to clients.

Rob Weiss

Vice President

410-244-3732
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Nick Adams

Vice President

302-636-6103
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