The Joint Venture Advisory Group provides access to our team – including two of the world’s leading experts on JVs – for timely, targeted support on key issues.

Subscribers can call our highly experienced consulting team – at no additional cost – for independent perspective on the issues facing their joint ventures.

Typical Questions

“I’ve been back and forth with my Board about my fiscal authority – how does it compare to my peers?” —JV CEO

“Do JV Boards ever have independent directors? If so, how often does this occur and how does it work?” —Lead Director

“We’re considering a joint venture in China. Would you react to how we have structured this deal?” —EVP, Corporate Development

“JV Board members wear two hats – one for the venture, one for the parent. How should they manage potential conflicts of interest?” —Board member

“The JV depends on one parent company’s sales force to sell our products. Beyond the commission structure, can you help me think about how to command their attention, gain transparency into and change their behaviors?” —JV CEO

“My local partner believes that the JV should stop paying expat benefits to our secondees after they have been in the JV for 5 years. Have you ever heard of that?” —JV Board Member

“We’re having a tough time getting the owners to endorse and fund any growth initiatives that we put in front of them. Can you help me think through what might be happening, and how I might change it.” —JV CEO