Launching a Joint Venture - Reflections and Lessons Learned from a General Counsel Perspective

Henri Tcheng, Head of BearingPoint firmwide Investments and M&A, BearingPoint France SAS, France

This article considers the legal complexities related to the launching of a joint venture (JV), especially from the perspective of the legal corporate function. The authors’ goal is to assist in-house attorneys in understanding better what it takes to launch a JV as well as some of the risks and challenges involved. Based on a real-world case study, it takes the form of a conversational interview of the General Counsel and the Head of Corporate M&A from a large professional services organisation. The interview considers the factors that contributed to the success of the JV launch, including the critical legal deliverables and the lessons learned.

A management consulting services professional with over 30 years of experience, including 13 years as a Partner with Arther Andersen Consulting and the remainder of his career as a Partner with BearingPoint. Within BearingPoint, he has been a member and Chairman of the Partnership Board (2009-2014) and a member of the Management Committee in charge of Consumer Industries (2014 -2019). His current focus is to build and execute BearingPoint’s investment strategy. He also serves clients in the tech world in their digital transformation, specifically in their M&A activities based on BearingPoint’s key differentiator in this market: Technology Due Diligence.

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