Our corporate lawyers find practical solutions for a broad range of corporate partnering transactions, making sure that underlying commercial agreements meet our clientsʹ objectives. A strong reputation in our core industry sectors means we are regularly retained as lead counsel for complex domestic and cross-border partnerships and alliances.
We help our clients through all stages of joint ventures and strategic alliances from initial stage planning to negotiations and onto operation and exit. By combining our depth of corporate expertise with our strengths across finance, capital markets, tax, employment, competition and regulatory matters, we find the right structure and commercial solutions to protect our clients’ interests.
On 23 March 2023, we published part two of ‘The Sustainability Imperative’. One of the key findings in the follow-up report is that shipowners have become more collaborative. In 2021, two-thirds said they would like to form partnerships to pursue innovation. Now, 56% are already in an ESG-linked tie-up.
Watson Farley & Williams has advised French independent asset management company RGREEN INVEST on a €250m investment in independent Israeli renewable energy producer Econergy to enhance their strategic cooperation.
Watson Farley & Williams has advised PNE Group on the formation of its joint venture with Sweden’s Eolus Group for the development of an offshore wind firm off Latvia’s western coast.
