Structuring long-term commercial and capital alliances between corporates.
Joint ventures and strategic alliances are structured partnerships in which companies combine resources for a shared commercial purpose, short of a full merger. Matchpoint structures and negotiates JVs and alliances between corporates.
As part of our M&A practice, Matchpoint Partners has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions across four continents — and every M&A mandate is led by a partner, from first call to close.
Joint ventures and strategic alliances are structured partnerships in which companies combine resources for a shared commercial purpose — a JV creates a shared entity with pooled capital, while an alliance is a contractual partnership without a new entity. Matchpoint Partners structures and negotiates both, with governance, contribution, deadlock and exit provisions agreed up front to protect each partner.
Representative M&A mandates led by Matchpoint partners.
Sell-side M&A of a distressed US trophy landmark hotel.
M&A and growth for a Temenos core-banking services firm.
Chinese-controlled Italian gelato brand JV / cross-border merger.
M&A and equity raise for a gold & precious-metals mining firm.
Original, data-driven research from our team, relevant to this area.
A JV creates a shared entity with pooled capital; an alliance is a contractual partnership without a new entity. We advise on the best fit.
Through governance, contribution, deadlock and exit provisions negotiated upfront.
Joint venture ownership should reflect each party’s contribution — capital, assets, technology, market access — rather than defaulting to an even split. Equal shareholdings without deadlock mechanisms are a common source of paralysis; many ventures work better with a clear majority partner or carefully designed governance for balanced ownership.
A joint venture is better than an acquisition when neither party wishes to sell, when risk and investment need to be shared, or when local partnership brings market access an outright purchase cannot. Acquisitions suit situations demanding full control and integration; JVs trade control for shared commitment and flexibility.
Joint ventures commonly fail through misaligned objectives between partners, ambiguous governance and decision rights, unequal commitment of resources and the absence of agreed exit provisions. Most failures trace back to formation: ventures structured with clear purpose, contributions and deadlock mechanisms survive the inevitable strategic divergence far better.
Matchpoint runs full sell-side mandates: we value the business, build the information memorandum, identify and approach buyers, manage diligence and negotiate to close — confidentially and senior-led throughout.
An MBO is led by existing management, an MBI by an incoming external team, and an LBO uses significant debt to fund the acquisition. We structure all three and arrange the acquisition finance.
We bridge a target's stand-alone enterprise value to the consideration paid, isolating hard, soft and financial synergies net of costs — so clients see exactly where value is created.
Matchpoint works primarily on a success fee, with a modest retainer to cover execution. Fees are agreed in writing up front and scaled to the size and complexity of the transaction — with no hidden costs.
Most sell-side and buy-side M&A processes run 4–9 months from mandate to completion, depending on diligence, regulatory approvals and negotiation.
A short, confidential scoping call and NDA; we structure the requirement and prepare materials, then run a competitive process across our 5,000+ investor and lender relationships, and negotiate to close — with a partner leading at every step.
Matchpoint Partners is based in the UAE and runs cross-border mandates across the UAE, KSA, India and the UK, with active deal activity in wider Europe, Singapore and the United States.
Matchpoint has originated and led $2+ billion of transactions, with equity tickets typically USD 5m–300m, debt USD 10m–500m+, real estate finance USD 20m–500m+, and fund placements for funds of USD 50m–1bn+.
Use the enquiry form, email ck.adya@matchpoint-partners.com, or call/WhatsApp +971 52 345 1119. Every mandate is led by a partner from the very first conversation.
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