Raising the Bar on Non-Operated Joint Venture Influencing
Observations from Water Street’s ninth annual London roundtable on JV portfolio governance.
Shareholder Representatives in JVs- Legal Proxy, Accountable Executive, or Muddying Interloper
The purpose of this note is to describe how companies go astray with the Shareholder Representative role, and to outline workable models when companies want to designate a Shareholder Representative.
Voting Rights and Delegations Unless Otherwise Agreed
The purpose of this note is to illustrate important decisions that are generally undefined within venture agreements, to show how a “default setting” for voting can be a powerful lever for companies in certain situations, and to introduce other remedies to deal with undefined decisions in venture agreements.
The Daily Work of Influencing
Tangible practices to gain insight, build relationships and influence your peers in the Operator. How many of the 33 practices’ have you used?
Operator JV Management Part 1
Reducing partner drag and accessing other rewards from engaging differently with non-operating partners. No more “Do what I say, not what I do.”
Non-Operated JVs: Does Asset Team Size Matter?
What our benchmarking data says about non-operated asset team size, and the factors that should drive asset team sizing – but rarely do.
Split Ends – How to Exit a JV by Untangling the Assets
Four sample structures to enable unwinding a JV by dividing the business among the owners. Are you skilled enough to unscramble an egg?