Joint Ventures

As a successful partnership for over 200 years we know all about the benefits of working together. A successful joint venture brings together more than just one off partners and creates and incubates a business relationship which has the potential to grow and enhance the business of each of its partners.

We never allow the legal formalities of the joint venture relationship to get in the way of the business partnership. We are also able to assess all of the possibilities for joint ventures from single purpose joint venture companies or partnerships to merger and acquisitions.

Our Joint Venture team has unrivalled experience of all types of joint venture from contractual joint ventures such as collaboration, framework and development agreements to the setting up of new business vehicles, including limited companies, LLPs, Scottish limited partnerships and onshore and offshore unit trusts. We have experience in dealing with joint venture partners from all across the UK and the rest of the world, including Australia, South Africa, Russia, the Middle East and the various offshore tax havens.

Our team has experience of projects ranging from the development of residential units in Scotland to the development of the Olympic site in London and has advised on joint ventures throughout all stages of their life from inception to termination. When you are dealing with common issues for joint ventures such as deadlock, frustration of the venture, the inability of one of the joint venture partners to continue with the venture etc it is reassuring to have advisers who have already advised on these issues.

Our team are recognised as experts in this area and have experience both as legal advisers and with businesses who have participated in joint ventures themselves. They are therefore uniquely well placed to offer the benefit of their experience and skills to your business. Joint ventures are a great way for businesses to grow, share risk and experience and create new business partnerships and our team can help ensure the success of such ventures by providing commercial insight and experience on the issues affecting such ventures.

We have acted in joint ventures for all kinds of organisations from commercial companies and partnerships to local authorities and partnerships and have a wealth of experience in creating the right structures from a risk and tax perspective to deliver the outcomes our clients want.

For more information and to set up an initial discussion please contact James Blair.