
Joint Venture and Partnership Deal Trends
2021 was a banner year in terms of the number of announced material joint venture and partnership transactions.
James Bamford is a Senior Managing Director and Global Leader of Ankura’s Joint Ventures & Partnerships Practice at Ankura based in Washington, DC. He joined Ankura with the firm’s 2020 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. Prior to Water Street, he was global co-lead of the Joint Venture & Alliance Practice at McKinsey & Company.
View Full Profile2021 was a banner year in terms of the number of announced material joint venture and partnership transactions.
Recent trends in JV transactions, key JV terms, and running an effective JV deal process are highlighted.
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