
[Infographic] Are You a Leader or a Laggard?
We researched 96 companies across 8 industries and 3,274 partnerships
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 ProfileWe researched 96 companies across 8 industries and 3,274 partnerships
Companies are under intense pressure to improve their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.
More than 5,000 joint ventures, and many more contractual alliances, have been launched worldwide in the past five years.
Companies in the oil and gas, chemicals, and mining sectors are among those with the highest environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk profile.
Successful companies actively manage their businesses through periods of economic growth, downturn, and recovery.
Twelve years ago, we co-authored with CalPERS a set of guidelines for joint venture governance.
To make it through the downturn and return to growth, companies will need to rewire operations, reallocate resources, and in some cases reinvent business models. Joint ventures and partnerships can help many firms with those efforts.