Clear agreements for stronger joint ventures
Joint ventures fail for predictable reasons, including unequal effort, unclear money and no agreed answer to what happens if it does not work.
Two businesses that trust each other at the outset still need to record who contributes what, who owns what the venture creates, who decides, and how either side gets out.
A joint venture is a structured collaboration between two or more businesses.
We help with:
- choosing the structure: a joint venture company, a contractual collaboration or a partnership;
- the joint venture agreement and, where there is a company, its articles;
- contributions of cash, assets, people and intellectual property;
- governance, reserved matters and deadlock; and
- exit, transfer of interests and what happens to the IP at the end.
We deal with who funds what and what happens if more money is needed, ownership of background IP as against what the venture creates, profit distribution, restrictions on what each party can do outside the venture, and termination.
Our Approach
Legal advice that makes running and growing your business easier.
We start with your business, not the law.
Before we open a document, we want to understand what you are trying to do commercially. The legal answer is only useful if it serves that.
We get to the point.
You get a clear view of what matters and what does not, in plain English, with the real risks separated from the noise.
We give you an answer.
Not a menu of options and a shrug. We tell you what we would do, why, and where there is a genuine judgment call for you to make.
We stay available.
Whether you work with us on a single project or on a subscription, we are here for the follow-up question. We would always rather you asked.
Ways of working together
Fixed-fee projects
A single, defined piece of work for an agreed fixed fee, communicated before we engage. Reviewing a contract, drafting your terms, handling a negotiation.
No surprises and no hidden fees
Flagship Subscription
Ares Access
Ongoing support on a fixed monthly subscription, for businesses that need commercial legal input regularly rather than as the occasional one-off.
- Dedicated lawyer
- Fixed monthly fees
- Commercial advice on demand
From £500 plus VAT per month
Legal Health Check
Fixed fee of £2,000 plus VAT
Any questions?
Phone: 02382 420035
