Joshua Kwicinski is a Managing Director based in Washington, DC. He has more than a decade of experience in advising on all aspects of the partnership lifecycle, including deal strategy, transaction structuring, ongoing governance, and restructuring/exit. He has advised senior executives and dealmakers at both a corporate and individual JV level across a range of industries, including oil and gas, metals and mining, aerospace and defense, financial services, biotechnology, and others.
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TODAY, as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues take increased prominence and companies invest heavily to reduce their environmental footprints, natural resource companies have made only tentative steps to actively manage and shed light on the ESG performance of their non-controlled joint ventures.
The purpose of this article is to discuss a broader set of opportunities for companies to elevate their risk management game in joint ventures.
Why keeping board attendance to a manageable size leads to better outcomes.
The purpose of this note is to briefly describe common gaps in how JV Directors are selected for most JV Boards, and to share what best practice looks like for JV Boards to play a proactive role in shaping their future composition.
Part 1 of this series will focus on reconceptualizing the collective risk framework used in nonoperated ventures, while Part 2 will focus on closing gaps in operator due diligence, contract drafting, and ongoing governance.
The purpose of this document is to illustrate the practices used by some successful Parent companies to meet the standards of anti-corruption regimes while selecting a partner
The purpose of this guide is to outline a process to identify potentially obscured areas of misalignment in a joint venture, and to develop potential remedies that can be incorporated into deal terms and other pre-close agreements. Illustrate a case study of misalignment scenario planning.
The purpose of this note is to describe the JV Misalignment Scenario Planning tool and how it works.
This document is a compilation of some of the interesting processes and tools that companies use to screen and shape partnership transactions.
