The Lufthansa Group has participated in three strategically and commercially important joint ventures: the A++ transatlantic joint venture with United Airlines and Air Canada, the J+ bilateral Europe/Japan joint venture with All Nippon Airways (ANA) and the commercial Europe – Southeast Asia and Southwest Pacific with Singapore Airlines. If you at present have an affiliate program that is paying 50% for each sale, then you may possibly want to supply your joint venture partner 65%-75% of every sale. For instance, you may consist of a project that you know will be a success so that the team operating on the joint venture can start well, even if you could have completed it on your own.

This repeats the shareholders agreement as to the quantity of directors each founder can appoint to the board of directors regardless of whether the board controls or the founders the taking of decisions by simple majority (50%+1) of these present or a 51% or 75% majority with all directors present (their alternates/ proxy ) the deployment of funds of the firm extent of debt the proportion of profit that can be declared as dividends etc.

In particular situations, you could be necessary to steer clear of conflicts of interest with joint venture activities and account for any individual or ‘one-sided’ get arising out of your position as a joint venturer, unless the other joint venturer has allowed you to take up a specific opportunity.

For example, a joint venture can have a restricted life span … READ MORE ...