Hewitt: Joint Ventures examines transactions where two or more existing companies agree to establish and participate in a common enterprise or business-related activity. It identifies the principal issues raised by a range of transactions, sets out the relevant background law and suggests ways of dealing with issues that arise. Checklists and precedent material are provided to aid the practitioner.
Table Of Contents:
Part A: Planning a joint venture; Why Go Into a Joint Venture?; Planning a Joint Venture Transaction; Choosing the Legal Form; Contractual Alliances: an Overview; Equity Joint Ventures: the Framework; Importance of Ancillary Contracts; Part B: Specific Issues Affecting the Joint Venture Relationship; Capital and Funding; Governance and Management; Minority Investment and Protection; Deadlock and Breakdown; Duties between Joint Venture Parties; Transfers of Shares; EXt, Termination and Change; Disputes: Mediation, Litigation and Arbitration; Part C Specialist issues affecting joint ventures; Tax Planning; Competition and Regulatory; Intellectual Property; Employment; Accounting; PART D International Joint Ventures and Selected Jurisdictions; Part E Precedents; Part F Joint venture and alliance checklists