Non-Traditional Partnerships Online Briefing

Companies today must keep up with new market forces including pressures to become more sustainable, supply chain issues, increased inflation, new regulatory requirements, and changes in consumer preferences.

Companies today must keep up with new market forces including pressures to become more sustainable, supply chain issues, increased inflation, new regulatory requirements, and changes in consumer preferences. In many cases, companies are forming partnerships to adapt to this changing world. But many of these partnerships – which in some cases are critical to the strategies and future viability of companies – are far from “traditional” partnerships between established peer companies or duplicates of prior deals. Instead, they are among partners who have critical differences. They may be in vastly different industries. They may be different in terms of size, maturity, or ability to fund the joint venture. They may have different skills, technologies, risk tolerances, and/or cultures. In this online briefing, Ankura will discuss non-traditional partnerships: what they are, forces driving companies to form these ventures, challenges of such partnerships, and, most importantly, some best practices for entering into and governing these important but challenging collaborations.

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We understand that succeeding in joint ventures and partnerships requires a blend of hard facts and analysis, with an ability to align partners around a common vision and practical solutions that reflect their different interests and constraints. Our team is composed of strategy consultants, transaction attorneys, and investment bankers with significant experience on joint ventures and partnerships – reflecting the unique skillset required to design and evolve these ventures. We also bring an unrivaled database of deal terms and governance practices in joint ventures and partnerships, as well as proprietary standards, which allow us to benchmark transaction structures and existing ventures, and thus better identify and build alignment around gaps and potential solutions. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you.

About the Speakers

Tracy Branding Pyle

Tracy Branding Pyle is a Managing Director at Ankura who specializes in helping organizations navigate complex transactions, and, in particular, joint venture-related transactions. She works with a wide array of U.S. and international companies across industries to help them structure, negotiate, approve, and launch joint ventures to set these ventures up for success. She additionally advises on governance of individual joint ventures and portfolios of joint ventures to help companies to minimize risk, increase efficiencies, and find value. Prior to joining Ankura, Tracy practiced law at Hogan Lovells, where she advised clients on joint ventures, public and private mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. Tracy is based in Washington, DC.

Shishir Bhargava

Shishir Bhargava is a Managing Director at Ankura based in Washington, DC. He advises clients on transactions and their post-deal governance in the energy, natural resources, and technology sectors. His transaction experience includes developing deal strategies, screening investments, structuring and restructuring joint ventures, and minority equity investments. He also helps companies build transaction capabilities and negotiate better outcomes. Prior to Ankura, Shishir worked at IBM where he led JV and partnership deals and at Hero MotoCorp of India, the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer, which was established as a joint venture with Honda Motorcycles of Japan.

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