Joint ventures and shareholder agreements

Whether you are a majority shareholder who controls the board of the company, about to go into a joint venture or simply an employee holding a few shares, it is important to consider whether or not an agreement to regulate the conduct of the company’s affairs between the various shareholders is appropriate.

In the absence of a bespoke contract, the company’s affairs will be conducted in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and the company’s articles of association, which may not actually provide a framework that is consistent with the commercial agreement that has been agreed between shareholders.

Your articles may be outdated, and a shareholders’ agreement may be required to set in writing the ideas that the shareholders have on running the company.

We have extensive experience in acting for clients on all types of joint venture, partnership and shareholders’ agreements. Our experts can draft and negotiate bespoke constitutional documents to govern the day-to-day management of your company’s business, but also to deal with issues such as resolution of deadlock, restrictions of the transfer of shares and good leaver/bad leaver.

To speak to a member of our Corporate team regarding joint ventures and shareholder agreements, please call 0333 323 5292 or fill out the enquiry form on this page and we will be in touch.