The practioners' 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.