What Are Joint Ventures?

By Matthew DiLallo – Updated Nov 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM EST

Key Points

JVs allow companies to pool resources to achieve shared financial or expansion goals.
In JVs, partners share profits, losses, and operational control based on their contributions.
Partners can legally exit the JV after achieving the set objectives or via buyout agreements.

Joint ventures (JVs) are business partnerships enabling two or more entities to share their expertise and resources for a specific purpose. JVs can enable companies to achieve their financial or expansion goals by bringing on a partner to help fund a new project or acquisition. The JV partners share in the profits, losses, and costs associated with their joint venture, which is separate from their other businesses.

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Matt DiLallo has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst specializing in covering dividend-paying companies, particularly in the energy and REIT sectors, since 2012. He also covers pre-IPO companies, ETFs, and other investing topics. He holds an MBA from Liberty University.

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