Joint Venture
Structure ownership, governance and decision-making around the strategic value each partner brings to the business.
A joint venture should solve a genuine commercial, regulatory or operational need—not simply add a local shareholder.
Partnership by Design
A successful joint venture requires much more than agreeing an ownership percentage. Signum helps align the partners' commercial contributions, define a practical governance framework and protect the business through clear funding, transfer and exit arrangements.
Partner and contribution mapping
Clarifying the capital, assets, technology, licences, relationships and expertise contributed by each partner.
Ownership structure
Designing equity participation and future dilution arrangements.
Governance and control
Defining board composition, voting rights, reserved matters and management responsibilities.
Funding and distributions
Agreeing capital commitments, additional funding and profit-distribution principles.
Operations and intellectual property
Allocating commercial responsibilities, data access, technology and brand ownership.
Deadlock and exit planning
Preparing mechanisms for disputes, transfers, defaults and the eventual end of the partnership.
Partnership Structure
A Chinese joint venture may be appropriate where a partner provides essential commercial value, regulated-market access, licences, assets or local capabilities.
Define what each investor contributes and how those contributions translate into economic and voting rights.
Agree which decisions require joint approval and how the board and management will function.
Separate what belongs to the joint venture from what remains owned or controlled by each partner.
Set out what happens if the partners disagree, fail to fund or decide to leave the venture.
Foreign-investment access and sector-specific ownership rules should be checked before the ownership structure is confirmed.
Confirm the partners' objectives, contributions and non-negotiable priorities.
Design ownership, governance, funding and operational responsibilities.
Coordinate the corporate and contractual arrangements supporting the venture.
Establish the decision-making, reporting and compliance framework for the business.
Building a Local Partnership?
Define how ownership, control, funding and responsibilities should operate before the partners commit resources.
Initial consultation · No commitment required