Geoff Walker is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura based in Washington, DC. He joined Ankura in 2020, following Ankura’s acquisition of Water Street Partners, which he co-founded in 2008. Water Street Partners has been independently ranked as the number one global advisor on joint ventures since 2017. Geoff has extensive experience structuring and restructuring joint ventures and advising clients on maximizing the value of their joint venture portfolios. Geoff serves a global client base primarily of companies in the natural resources sector, including oil and gas, metals and mining, chemicals, utilities, and alternative energy. He is a regular, featured speaker at industry and corporate events and has written extensively on joint ventures.
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The purpose of this checklist is to provide a starting point for deal teams working on a potential new JV on the main issues surrounding the formation of a Joint Venture and the terms that should be discussed between the shareholders during the deal process.
Simplified three-step process and illustrated example that Lead Directors and others can use to develop a world-class JV/partner influencing plan.
Three-step process and illustrated example for developing a world-class JV/partner influencing plan.
The most important questions to ask when evaluating a JV’s decision-making process, or defining a JV delegations of authority framework.
The following represents Water Street Partners’ suggestions on the key topics to be addressed in a Term Sheet for a proposed natural resource project joint venture.
Rights typically given to minority JV shareholders, and additional rights to consider during deal negotiation.
The purpose of this note is to outline a process for potential partners to use during deal structuring and negotiations to determine Operator fee structures and levels. In addition, we also make the case for why Lead Operating Partners should be competitively compensated by non-operators, including those in the upstream Oil & Gas industry.
A look at partners of choice in the metals and mining industry, ranked across key dimensions related to JV success.
The purpose of this note is to outline the path out of adhocracy, map where companies are on the journey, and offer a few thoughts on how to get started.
