The Practitioners' Treatise on International Joint Ventures

This book is a welcome revision of the popular Guide to International Joint Ventures first published in 1995. Over the years it has been expanded and revised, and along with its change in name comes a thorough update, revision and addition to the contents.

Combining theory with practical experience, the author includes all the material from the original Guide series, and includes new chapters on the special problems of joint ventures.

Divided into two parts, Part 1 treats the basics of international joint ventures, including:

• the nature of an international joint venture

• different forms of an international joint venture

• capitalization

• essential documents

• letter of intent

• joint venture agreement

• shareholders’ agreement

• due diligence procedures

• dispute resolution

New to this edition

In Part II you’ll find new material dealing with many of the special problems of joint ventures, including:

• termination

• deadlock company

• directors and puppets

• share transfer restrictions

• minority shareholders

• protection of minority rights

• valuation of minority shares

Both Part I and Part II contain many basic clauses, as well as a wide variety of forms dependent on the subject treated.

The work includes a glossary and an extensive bibliography for researchers.

Practical help

These features will save you time, money, and other resources by giving you a starting point in drafting international joint venture documents, and by minimizing the likelihood that a key issue with potentially significant ramifications will be overlooked. You’ll also find guidance on possible future problems, and how to effectively anticipate these through proper drafting.

The author has practical experience of many decades as a practicing attorney with a common law training, but counseling in a civil law jurisdiction. With this experience in mind, he includes a list of relevant questions you should consider when being asked to counsel a joint venture.