Joint Ventures
Joint Ventures are one of the most common legal structures in India used to draw foreign investments into permitted sectors. Joint Ventures help coordinate the competitive advantages of the investing partners, tap the opportunities of the target sector and market, and unlock the domain expertise and experience of the partners.
The form and legal structure of joint ventures may vary based on the goals and purpose of the joint venture partners. These include technology collaboration, bringing in know-how, project specific joint ventures or special purpose vehicles, joint venture agreements to harness expertise of the partners, to strengthen the distribution channel etc.
Our team helps clients mitigate the downside risk of the venture, and also guides them to structure it so as to optimize and synergize their expertise and competitive advantages with well-structured legal documentations. We advise clients on strategizing shareholding patterns, FDI compliances, sector-specific compliances, royalties and lump-sum fees, and issues on competition law exposures.
We understand the nuances, be it in identifying the red-flags during due diligence, structuring the control and exit in the documentation, or helping in in-bound and out-bound transactions. Our team’s aptitude for diving deep into complex challenges propels us to come out with innovative solutions. From inception of the proposal, establishing the joint venture, and throughout the life-cycle of the collaboration or exit, our team is adept to handhold the client through any issue.