Joint Venture Exit and Deadlock Resolution Documentation
Joint Venture Exit and Deadlock Resolution
When partners cannot agree or one wants out, the venture needs a route that does not destroy the business on the way.
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Who this is for
Sound familiar?
Joint venture partners facing deadlock on a material decision
Parties where one shareholder wants to exit
Ventures with no deadlock or exit provisions in place
Partners negotiating separation of a venture
What's at stake
What is really at stake
- 01Joint ventures are documented with enthusiasm about what the parties will build together and very little about what happens if they stop agreeing.
- 02Then a fundamental decision splits the board evenly, or one partner wants out and the other cannot fund a buy-out.The venture stalls while both sides hold positions neither can enforce.
In plain words
Joint Venture Exit and Deadlock Resolution Documentation
Documentation resolving deadlock and exit — the deadlock mechanism, buy-sell and shoot-out procedures, valuation basis, transfer of shares, treatment of shareholder loans and guarantees, and orderly winding down where separation is the only outcome.
What good looks like
Imagine a deadlock with a defined procedure, a valuation basis nobody can dispute, and an exit that transfers shares, releases guarantees and settles loans in one process.
What you get
What we deliver
Scope and fee are agreed in writing before any work starts, so you know exactly what you are getting.
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Review of existing deadlock and exit provisions
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Advice on realistic separation options
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Deadlock or buy-sell mechanism documented
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Exit agreement with price, payment and completion
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Loans, guarantees, IP and shared contract resolution
How we work
Clear from the first conversation
- 1
Send a short request
Tell us what the matter is about. It takes under a minute and stays confidential.
- 2
Akmal sets a time with you
We reply within 30 minutes in office hours to arrange your consultation, online or at our KL or JB office.
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Advice, then a written proposal
You get a clear view of the issues and options, then a written scope and fee proposal.
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Work begins on the agreed scope
Akmal leads the matter with a team of our lawyers, working to the scope you approved. You get regular updates at every key step.
Who leads your matter
Led by Akmal Saufi, supported by our team
Akmal leads your matter as Partner. Depending on the work, other lawyers in our team handle parts of it day to day, with Akmal overseeing the matter.
Akmal Saufi
Partner, Messrs Akmal Saufi & Co
- Advocate & Solicitor, Malaysia
- Over 13 years in transactional work: M&A, joint ventures, land and infrastructure
- LLB (Hons), International Islamic University Malaysia
The team behind your matter
Meet the team →Who we have acted for
Organisations we have acted for
Federal government agencies & statutory bodies
Johor state bodies & local authorities
Government-linked companies
Private sector & NGOs
Shown with permission. Government agencies, statutory bodies and government-linked companies are identified as such. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement by any government, ministry or agency.
Next step
Request a consultation with Akmal
- 1Send a short request. It takes under a minute.
- 2Akmal reviews it and arranges a time with you.
- 3You get clear advice, then a written scope and fee proposal.
We reply within 30 minutes · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm
Your details stay confidential. Sending a request does not mean you have appointed us.
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- Professional indemnity insured
- Offices in KL & JB
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Still unsure? Send a short request and Akmal will tell you plainly whether and how we can help.
What is a shoot-out clause?
Can we force the other partner to sell?
What happens to guarantees on exit?
What is Legal That Works?
What if I’m not sure what legal service I need?
Who will be helping me?
Before you sign
The cost of waiting
Deadlock provisions are almost impossible to agree once the parties are already deadlocked. They belong in the original agreement.
We reply within 30 minutes · Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm
