Joint Venture Agreements

A joint venture (JV) is a commercial arrangement where two or more parties agree to work together and share resources to achieve a defined objective. This might be a single project, a limited period of collaboration, or an ongoing joint business activity.

Under English law, a “joint venture” has no single legal form. The right structure depends on what the parties are trying to achieve, the level of investment and risk, and how control and profits are to be shared.

This collection helps you decide whether to use a contractual JV (a collaboration governed mainly by contract) or a corporate JV (a separate company jointly owned by the parties), and then put the agreed terms in writing.

When Should You Use These Templates?

✅ you are planning a joint project and need to define each party’s role, contributions and responsibilities
✅ you want to agree how funding, costs, profits and losses will be shared
✅ you need clear governance and decision-making rules (including reserved matters and deadlock)
✅ you want to protect confidential information and manage intellectual property created during the JV
✅ you need practical exit provisions (termination, transfer of interests, or winding down the arrangement)
✅ you are deciding whether to run the JV through a contract-only arrangement or a separate JV company

• Joint Venture : Legal Vehicle Comparison Table
• Contractual Joint Venture Agreement
• Corporate Joint Venture Agreement

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