Our corporate team is experienced in advising clients on all forms of joint venture across a range of structures:
- contractual relationships
- partnerships and other unincorporated associations
- limited partnerships
- limited liability partnerships
- companies limited by shares or guarantee
- charitable or social enterprise concerns
We also provide specialist insights on the entire life-cycle of joint ventures and investments, including: start-up and seed capital; multiple funding rounds; venture capital and private equity investment; and buyouts and mergers.
We are renowned for advising public and private sector clients in relation to major collaborations such as BSF (Building Schools for the Future programmes), LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust), PFI (Private Finance Initiative), LABV (Local Asset Backed Vehicle) and SEP (Strategic Estates Partnerships) – as well as public-to-public and private-to-private joint ventures.
As the largest provider of legal support to the public sector, we understand how true value can be created in partnerships with the private sector. Our understanding of the opportunities and challenges created by such collaborations means we can get to the heart of complex employment, public sector assets, outsourcing, procurement and democratic process issues – the sorts of details which can sometimes threaten to derail potentially productive partnerships.