Joint Venture Consultancy

• A joint venture has a limited period of duration as they are formed job specific
• The partners of Joint venture are called as co-venturers
• The sharing of profit and loss amongst the coventurers is pre-decided in the specific ratio
• The initial capital may or may not be introduced by the co-venturers
• Once the purpose of a joint venture is completed, the same is dissolved
• The financial accounts of a joint venture are settled at the time of dissolution

The transactions of businesses that are normally done through a joint venture are constructing bridges, roads, dams, seasonal purchase and sale of goods, film production, purchasing land to divide it into plots and sell, etc.

However, the motive behind forming joint venture are listed below:

• Domestic and global competition: Joint venture helps enhances the capability to complete both domestically and globally as companies with different expertise and different areas come together to achieve a common goal.
• Increased market value and better product line: Joint venture helps in diversification of business and also increases the market value of the business.
• The pooling of licensing and know-how technologies: A project sometimes requires specialization in multiple areas and it is not possible for a single person to possess all such expertise. Therefore, JV is formed to pool the expertise and know-how technologies.
• New Market Penetration: JV helps in smooth entry into new market as all the requisite knowledge and competency is possessed by the local player. Local players also help in completion of all legal requirements. Therefore, a new player can easily enter and survive in a new market.
• Gaining access to expertise, managerial experience, finance, raw materials, etc
• Getting opportunities for economies of scale of marketing, production, research, and development
• Sharing investments of the high-end projects: Few projects require huge funds. A company may obtain funds through various finances but the same involves a lot of risk, increases fixed cost and also reduces net worth of the business. Therefore, one of the easy ways to accomplish the high value project is through Joint Venture. Co-ventures share investment and in return share profit and loss of the JV.
• Sharing the capabilities and skills of co-venturers

The joint venture is work and job-specific. And so is very useful for turnkey projects. The major advantages of forming a joint venture are as follows:

• Since the resources, capacities, and capabilities of different entities are merged and pooled together, the joint venture lets the project start without any delays due to legal and other formalities. Generally, local players help in completion of all legal formalities and possess all requisite licences.
• Diversification in another business line or products is easier through a joint venture as experience and expertise of other ventures can be banked upon.
• Exploring a new market is one of the beneficial aspects of a joint venture as local player as co-venture possess all expertise which are required for survival in new market.
• Additional gains, higher profitability, growth are some more advantages of a joint venture.
• If the joint venture requires the existing setup, then underutilized plant and equipment can be optimized while the formalities of setting up are also reduced.
• Backward and forward integration can give access to resources, a captive market, etc
• The existing marketing and distribution of the co-venturers can be accessed

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The very first step is to assess why the joint venture is to be formed. Is it necessary to form a joint venture or  the existing business can endure the proposed activity. Once it is finalized that a joint venture is essential, then the next is to search for the potential co-venturers.

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It is vital that the co-venturers have identical objectives for the venture and have compatible operating policies.

After the search is done and the co-venturers are finalized, Then the team at VJM & associates assist in valuing the existing business and the venturers worth on the basis of the credit rating, financial statements, etc

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Also, the resources available and those that can be utilized for the joint venture are assessed.

An agreement or memorandum of understanding is drafted and discussed with all the venture partners. VJM & associates have expertise in preparing such agreements and have an expert team to analyze the terms and conditions to be incorporated in agreement.

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Any loop-hole in agreement may lead to undue advantage to any of the co-venturers. Once the agreement is finalised, then all legal formalities are completed and the same is signed by all co-ventures.

During the lifetime of the venture, if the need ever arises, we are accessible to you. Also, the financials and accounting part is taken care of by the finance and account team of VJM & associates.

The profitability arising out of the venture is monitored time to time and distributed amongst the partners in the agreed ratio

Once the purpose of a joint venture is fulfilled, it gets dissolved. We also assist in the dissolution process.

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The disposal or transfer of assets of the venture, the profit-sharing, and proper closure are included in the exit policy. We give the best advice for proper closure of the venture

The team at VJM & associates LLP is designed in a way to cater to all your needs regarding Joint venture projects. We provide end to end solutions to all your queries and problems. The advice by us is unbiased and for the benefit of the venture and not for the benefit of a single person.

The team at VJM & associates LLP is designed in a way to cater to all your needs regarding Joint venture projects. We provide end to end solutions to all your queries and problems. The advice by us is unbiased and for the benefit of the venture and not for the benefit of a single person.