Overview of Key JV-Related Regulations in China: Practitioner Guide
Basic outline of key regulations impacting joint ventures and involving foreign investors in China.
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 exploration teams working on a potential new JV or alliance.
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Draft of agreement for how information related to a JV will be shared among partners in the JV who compete with each other to avoid violation of anti-trust or anti-competition laws.
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Perspective on the potential for cross-operator synergies in geographic regions and geological basins where multiple operators exist in close proximity.
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