Joint venture agreements are contacts entered into by small business owners who wish to form joint ventures, i.e. partnerships, between their business and another company.  These joint venture agreements, also known as joint venture contracts or JV agreements, consummate and formalize a joint venture arrangement.  However, before undertaking such a venture, the small business owner [...]

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In a Confidentiality Agreement, also known as a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), two parties agree in writing to keep certain information confidential between them. While it is advisable for small business owners to secure the services of an employment or intellectual property attorney, non-lawyers with business experience can draft said contracts independently if they keep [...]

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Lease agreements and rental agreements can be easily confused with one another and frequently get used interchangeably. Rental agreements, commonly known as “month-to-month agreement”, is for an indefinite period of time, with rent typically payable on a monthly basis. The tenancy is automatically renewed at the end of this period unless either the landlord [...]

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In recent years, many companies have realized that a “poison pill” policy may be necessary to stave off unsolicited takeover bids. A poison pill, also known as a Shareholder Rights Agreement, restricts the shareholders‘ ability to sell or transfer shares of the company upon a triggering of a certain event, such as a takeover [...]

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When two parties want to agree on a transfer, sale, or purchase of stocks, and when one or more of the parties wants to restrict the other party’s use of that stock for a certain period of time, a Stock Restriction Agreement may be called for. Usually connected with larger-scale transactions such as mergers [...]

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Stock Restriction Agreements symbolize the common purpose shared by stockholders in a company and the friction between the dual goals of wanting to find investors in, yet wanting to keep control of, a closely held corporation. The restrictions found in such agreement generally relate to the ability of a shareholder to transfer or sell [...]

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When a company and stockholder come to an agreement that provides for a fixed number of shares of common stock by a shareholder to serve as security for payment of a promissory note, a Stock Pledge Agreement documents the pledge. Typically the company involved in the agreement will want to have a “Remedies Upon [...]

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Stock Exchange Agreements effectuate contractual arrangements between two parties who have agreed on the exchange of each company’s stock. This exchange is generally part of either a merger or sale of one of the companies.
A typical Stock Exchange Agreement will outline that, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company A agrees [...]

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The primary type of a shareholder waiver agreement is a Shareholders’ Waiver of Notice of Shareholders’ Meeting. Most corporations have bylaws that require that each shareholder be giving adequate notice of the annual, bi-annual, or quarterly shareholder meeting. Many times giving such notice can be expensive and time consuming for companies, as there [...]

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A Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement is the consummation of an agreement between the original lender of a mortgage and a company that specialize in servicing mortgages. How much are servicing rights generally worth? It depends on the value of the mortgage. The higher the mortgage balance, the more the servicing rights are [...]

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