What is Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting? Unless otherwise exempted, most companies in the United States, including California Corporations, California S-Corps, California Professional Corporations, California LLCs, California LLPs, California Limited Partnerships, and even some California General Partnerships and California Joint Ventures will be required to commence reporting about their Beneficial [...]
What are the Disadvantages of Being a Joint Venture in California Operating as a Joint Venture in California can seem appealing due to its simplicity, low cost to get started, and minimal regulatory requirements. However, the advantages of a California Joint Venture business structure are not without certain drawbacks. [...]
What is a Joint Venture in California? In California, a joint venture is a specific type of business agreement between two or more parties who agree to pool their resources to accomplish a specific task or single business enterprise for a specific period of time. Each party in the [...]
Joint Venture Partners can be Legally Liable for an Obligation of the Joint Venture A recent case from the US District Court in San Francisco held that the partners of a joint venture agreement could be held liable for the debts and obligations of the joint venture and could [...]
Forming Partnerships and Joint Ventures in California Under California law, general partnerships and joint ventures are created by the agreement among two or more persons/entities to run a business and share the profits. California statutes read as follows: "the association of two or more persons to carry on as [...]
When a Joint Venture Might be a Better Alternative to a Merger or Acquisition Mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") can be effective methods of expanding your San Diego business into new markets and customer bases. However, merging with or buying another business are both risky endeavors. Depending on the circumstances [...]
California Business Forms and Structures: An Overview If you are just starting your new San Diego business, California law provides you with many choices as to the form and corporate structure of your business. There are advantages and disadvantages for each form/structure, and a good corporate attorney can help [...]
San Diego Joint Ventures: Limiting Risk and Capital Exposure With many types of business efforts and potential market exploitations, joint ventures offer many advantages such as: Cost sharing, which can be particularly useful if none of the joint venturers can independently fund the enterprise Sharing of divergent talents, skills, [...]
