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Setting up a joint venture abroad is a relatively new way of doing business with a foreign counterparty. When one of the business participants is a foreigner, this creates additional difficulties. The question arises how to manage a common business, how to distribute risks and profits. Creating a joint venture…

Investment activity is the investment of capital and other practical actions aimed at making a profit or other economically favorable effects. This is how investment is defined by Russian legislation. The main legislative act regulating this sphere is the Federal law on investment activity, as well as on foreign investment….

Mergers and acquisitions are one of the most common ways to expand your business. As part of the M&A transaction, the participating companies are merged into one legal entity, and in the future, they conduct business together as an integral structure. The large number of mergers between the largest companies…

The M&A market is one of the most effective tools for business development. M&A deals help expand the business, improve its production performance, and enter new markets. In addition, M&A increase the competitiveness and profitability of the business. However, such transactions are often carried out by companies that already have…

When opening a company together with one or more foreign partners, there are nuances related to management, participation, distribution of profits and risks. Establish joint venture is one of the most relevant ways of international business cooperation. Joint venture is a form that allows person to conduct an international division…

In today’s marketplace, it takes a lot of effort for business leaders to remove barriers for cross-border business. Regular enterprises development requires quick and thoughtful decisions of the founders. One of the ways to expand activities available for private entrepreneurs and state-owned enterprises is to create a holding. A holding…

M&A transactions can be concluded by companies within one or more countries. If both parties to the agreement work in the same state, the transaction is called national. When organizations are registered in different countries, we are talking about transnational or cross-border mergers and acquisitions. From a legal point of…

The growth of the Russian M&A market has been driven by major deals in the oil and gas industry. So far, this sector has attracted domestic and foreign investors, and the situation has not been affected even by the slowdown in economic growth in 2019. At the same time, the…

The SPA M&A is a legal document that regulates the conditions under which the shares of a company are transferred in M&A. As a rule, the agreement involves minimum two parties to that agreement: a selling entity that holds the title to the shares, as well as a buying entity….

Structuring business processes is one of the ways to optimize the business of a company. In a broad sense, structuring is understood as a change in the organization of a business, the creation of divisions, separate business units, between which assets and functions are distributed. This procedure is suitable not…

Any deal on businesses merger or acquisition is a major project that requires coordinated work of many specialists from different sectors. This coordination can be achieved through professional management. For this purpose, the Mergers and Acquisitions Director is engaged, a specialist capable of arranging and controlling a complicated process of…

Many legal entities appear or cease to exist on the business market annually. However, it is rather usual issue when this or that company wishes to expand its scope of operation and in this regard decides to “connect” with another company, pursuing various goals. That is why the role of…

Joint venture agreement is one of the key documents that have a crucial meaning in building a joint venture. For this reason, to develop a draft which will protect your interests you should answer the questions and take into account the factors listed below. Who are your partners? The company…

An equity joint venture (EJV) is an agreement between two companies to enter into a separate business venture together. The business structure for an EJV is a separate limited liability company (LLC). This shields each partner and business from liability. Each partner participates in gains and losses according to the…

The term “mergers and acquisitions” (M&A) in international course of business usually means transactions that result in the transfer of property, possession, or rights of control in relation to business from one person to another on the basis of contract. It should be noted that the term “mergers and acquisitions”…

Every year, many legal entities either appear or cease to exist on the business market. However, it quite often happens that this or that company wishes to expand its scope of activities, and in this regard, decides to “connect” with another company, pursuing various goals. This is why the role…