1. 始めに

JV（ジョイントベンチャー）は、自社の持たないノウハウ・経営資源等を JV パートナー間が JV を通じて相互に提供することで新たな価値を創出すると共に、リスクを適切に分担することに存在意義の  1   つがある。しかしながら、①一旦、JV パートナー間の関係が悪化すると、デッドロックや契約違反が生じ、円滑なビジネス運営に支障をきたし、また、②JV（対象会社）の財務状況が悪化すると、当該損失の処理を巡っ  て、JV パートナー間で軋轢が発生することがある。

そこで、本稿では、そのような JV の処理を巡る問題を概観することとする。

2. 契約上の攻防

まず、JV パートナー間の関係が悪化した場合に備えて、通常は JV 契約において、①JV 関係の解消方法に関する条項、及び②紛争解決手段に関する条項が記載されていることが多いため、当該条項に従って処理を  行うことが想定される 。

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We developed this checklist as a tool and guide to necessary and optional elements to negotiate and document the principal agreement or deal document in an international or cross-border Joint Venture (“JV”) between a U.S. party or parties and one or more non-U.S. parties.

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Debt maturity profile Companies should ensure that they have a very clear understanding of the timing of their cash needs and in particular of the maturity profile of their debt – when does debt fall due and when will refinancing be required?  

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This week’s TGIF considers the most recent decision in a line of cases which hold that the provisions of the Code of Banking Practice may be incorporated into loan agreements, as well as guarantees given by individuals.

BACKGROUND

Insolvency that stems from the obligations assumed by a joint venture may concern any of the associates. Such proceeding, especially when it has an international dimension, requires a broader perspective on some of the requirements set forth by law with respect to the initiation and application of the proceeding.

The Joint Venture represents a judicial-economic mechanism intended to facilitate certain activities and operations which none of the associates, taken separately, would have the necessary weight and means to properly accomplish.

The key issue arising in Econ Piling Ltd and Anor v Sambo E&C Pte Ltd and another matter was whether the join liability of Company A as a partner of Company B in a joint venture partnership was released as a result of a scheme of arrangement which released the debts and liabilities of Company B.