Strategic Alliances/Joint Ventures

Steptoe & Johnson LLP represents both purchasers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions, and other investments and dispositions. These transactions range from multiple-party complex acquisitions, swaps and split-ups, and other dispositions, to routine mergers.  

Our clients are in a variety of industries, including healthcare, airlines reservations, apparel, transportation, utilities, pharmaceutical, agricultural, computer, and defense. 

Steptoe represents both foreign and domestic entities and persons, and many of our clients' transactions have international aspects.

Representative Matters

• Represented a US government entity in its purchase of a partnership interest in a steel company, in the context of a negotiated plan of reorganization
• Represented a US chemicals manufacturer in the creation of an R&D and manufacturing joint venture with a major foreign pharmaceutical company, and in its investment and participation in a joint venture to build and operate a wood preservative manufacturing facility in Catalonia, Spain
• Represented a client in its joint venture with a major US chemical company to build and operate a state-of-the-art thin video film manufacturing facility in Luxembourg and to market the new product throughout the world.
• Served as counsel to a major Canadian utility in connection with its $76 million investment in an American NYSE company and the US financial aspects of its $700 million sale of two business divisions.
• Represented a major transportation company in the negotiation and drafting of various agreements to form a joint venture with a Mexican company for the establishment of train and sea links to transport points in the US grain belt to Mexico City.
• Counseled a US chemical company on the creation of its network of distribution agreements throughout Europe which involved, among other issues, the coordination of US and EC law with respect to intellectual property and competition law concerns.
• Represented a Cayman Islands corporation in structuring its investments in certain United States pharmaceutical concerns.
• Represented a major Finnish construction company in connection with various actual and potential investments in the United States.
• Advised a major railroad company regarding possible strategic partnerships, including cross-ownership of stock and mutual service agreements, with railroad concerns around the globe.
• Represented a major Canadian utility in connection with its $76 million investment in a company listed on a US stock exchange.