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Joint Venture Agreements

RELY ON OUR EXPERT TEAM OF LAWYERS TO STRATEGICALLY NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF YOUR JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT, ADVISING ON STRUCTURE, IP, PROFIT- SHARING ARRANGEMENTS, AND A SMOOTH EXIT STRATEGY.

Joint ventures can be extremely successful provided that the participants have agreed objectives, a strategy to achieve their goals, commitment, and a comprehensive joint venture agreement. Rely on our team to produce an agreement that covers all these scenarios and protects the interests of all parties involved.

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In addition to drafting, negotiating and reviewing confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, our team can assist you across all areas of commercial law, including:

Agency Agreements
Commercial Contracts
Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Agreements
Drafting Subcontractor Agreements
Franchise Law
Sale & Distribution Agreements
Service Agreements
Supply of Goods Agreements
Terms of Business

Achieve your business goals with a water-tight joint venture agreement

Our team of joint venture agreement lawyers can support you with:

Advice on the advantages and disadvantages

of a joint venture agreement and your alternative options

Whether that’s a collaboration agreement, partnership/LLP agreement, or special purpose vehicle (SPV company).

Advising on the legal structure for the joint venture

from a limited liability company to a limited liability partnership to a contractual structure.

Intellectual property rights and confidentiality clauses

to protect the work undertaken during the joint venture.

Defining the parameters and heads of terms

of the proposed joint venture.

Advice on cross-border ventures

where tax and competition law issues need to be considered when deciding on the structure of the venture.

Termination and exit provisions

in the joint venture agreement.

The financing and profit-sharing arrangements

Advice on the rights and contributions

of each party to the joint venture agreement.

Dispute resolution

if there is a dispute between the parties or with a third party.

Essentials of joint venture agreements

Working with you to understand your objectives, we will help you answer the following questions when drafting your joint venture agreement to ensure maximum commercial benefit from your business venture:

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Have the parties and objectives of the joint venture been clearly defined?

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What tax considerations and liability issues arise from the structure of the agreement?

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What due diligence has been undertaken? Will the joint venture agreement contain warranties by the parties relevant to the specific goals to be achieved in the joint venture?

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Has ownership of any intellectual property created by the joint venture been agreed and recorded? Who has the right to license the IP?

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Does the joint venture agreement contain suitable confidentiality clauses and penalties for breach of the agreement?

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Do the parties’ rights depend on the extent of their contributions to the joint venture? Does one party have a right to veto?

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How will the joint venture be funded? If the parties are making financial contributions how will their contributions and any profit sharing be calculated?

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What will the duration of the joint venture be? What are the provisions for exit or termination of the agreement?

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What will happen if things go wrong? Does the agreement contain dispute resolution provisions and remedies for breaches?

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Can the terms of the agreement be varied by the parties if they want to change the scope of the joint venture or make other material changes?

Why partner with a specialist joint venture Lawyer?

A fair agreement for both parties
With our extensive experience creating joint venture agreements across a range of sectors, we’ll always include the necessary provisions for each party’s aims to be met, helping you to achieve the common goal intended. We will objectively observe the contribution made by each party to ensure the agreement is fair and that all expectations are met.
Protect your interests and avoid litigation

With an expertly produced joint venture agreement in place by our seasoned lawyers your remove the risk of any uncertainties arising or chances that you and the other party have misinterpreted prior conversations to the agreement being drawn up. With all obligations and liabilities professionally laid out, you protect your venture, your own personal interests and significantly reduce the risk of a dispute arising.

Ensure compliance as your business evolves
Joint venture agreements can prove to be complex documents, potentially extending beyond the venture itself and into much finer details around compliance issues. It may need to cover off licence requirements, possible consultations with employees under TUPE, obtaining consent where data sharing is required, tax issues, and competition law to name a few. Our expert team will cover all the bases, ensuring that you remain compliant with all regulatory matters so you can concentrate on your growing business.
Protect valuable IP assets
Where the development or use of intellectual property is integral to your joint venture, we’ll set out clear terms of ownership as part of the agreement. And if new IP assets are created as part of the collaboration then we’ll ensure that this is covered too, outlining terms of use at the beginning of the relationship, helping you avoid disputes at a later date.
Ensure a smooth exit
Although you may be at the beginning stages of your joint venture, we’ll always include exit terms as part of your agreement, so that once the venture has run its course, each party can end the relationship with a clearly established route to exit, including ownership of technology, and details of rights to shares.

Who we help: Ambitious entrepreneurs and growing businesses

We aim to make legal services more accessible for ambitious entrepreneurs and start-ups, making sure that you get the legal support necessary to thrive. What does that mean in reality? Partner-level legal expertise at the fraction of the cost of a traditional law firm – with our subscription plans you could be paying as little as £140 per hour. With transparent pricing, a tailored approach to each client’s requirements, and a commercially minded team that swiftly gets to know your long-term objectives, you can rely on our partnership to help move your business forward.

WHY CHOOSE SUIS LAW LAWYERS?

Our joint venture lawyers take a holistic approach to their legal advice providing a seamless service to ensure that your business has the associated corporate, tax, intellectual property, licensing, and business legal advice it needs to protect your interests in the joint venture. Our joint venture agreement lawyers have worked in either top 100 law firms or in-house at major international businesses, so they understand the importance of industry and project specific joint venture agreements to maximise the prospects of commercial success with a collaborative approach.

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