Water Street PartnersContemplating Your Joint Venture Exit Strategy: Structuring Exit Terms in JVsDEALMAKERS LOVE using simple analogies to explain complex transactions. A favorite we hear is that joint ventures are like marriages. True…Jul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
Water Street PartnersVoting Rights and Delegations: Unless Otherwise Agreed…PSST. WANNA KNOW a seemingly innocuous joint venture deal term that packs a mighty punch? Consider this clause:Jul 25, 2018Jul 25, 2018
Water Street PartnersSeven Reporting Practices of Highly-Effective Joint Venture CEOsBEING A JV CEO can be one of most rewarding jobs you’ll find. JV CEOs run companies built around the unique capabilities of their owners…Jul 24, 2018Jul 24, 2018
Water Street PartnersRoyalty Payments in Joint Ventures — Explaining Low Rates and Unconventional StructuresIN STANDARD-FORM royalty arrangements, the intellectual property owner is typically compensated through a set percentage of gross revenue…Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
Water Street PartnersMapping a Joint Venture Value Chain Before It’s Too LateTHE DESIGN AND SUCCESS of many joint ventures is based on the ongoing flow of expertise, technology, services, market relationships, and…Jul 16, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Water Street Partners6 Critical Elements to Getting Your Shareholders Aligned on GrowthIT’S A LESSON COWBOYS LEARNED a long time ago: If you don’t want a group of horses to escape, don’t tie them to a tree — simply tie them to…Jul 13, 2018Jul 13, 2018
Water Street PartnersWhere Joint Venture Committees Go BadTHAT QUESTION MIGHT sound ridiculous. Committees are not known to strike fear into great leaders. Nor are they known for their speed…Jul 11, 2018Jul 11, 2018
Water Street PartnersGender Diversity on Your JV Board: Why are Women Still Under-Represented?One hundred years ago this month, women received the right to vote in the U.K. — a major milestone in the fight for gender equality. In…Feb 27, 2018Feb 27, 2018
Water Street PartnersOperationalizing Joint Venture GovernanceDefining and aligning on “how” governance will actually work ♦ Introducing the JV Governance Framework ♦ Doing what the legal agreements…Feb 7, 2018Feb 7, 2018
Water Street PartnersRaising the Bar on Non-Operated Joint Venture InfluencingBy Joshua KwicinskiFeb 1, 2018Feb 1, 2018