JOINT VENTURES & COMPANY ACQUISITIONS, DONE PROPERLY

One working day in Manchester with two operators who have been inside 800+ UK property deals.

Thursday 1 October 2026  ·  Hyatt Regency, Manchester  ·  One full day

Most of the expensive mistakes in property happen on paper. The JV agreed on a handshake. The shareholder agreement still sitting in drafts. The company bought without knowing what was really inside it.

This workshop deals with the paper. Joint ventures and mergers & acquisitions, across portfolios and limited companies. Ten sessions, two of them full case study workshops built on real transactions. This is an interactive day, not death by PowerPoint.

Who this is for. You are already doing deals. You know this stuff matters, and if you are honest with yourself, you know you have not fully dealt with it yet. That is exactly who this room is built for. If you are brand new to property, this is not the day to start.

The agenda

Part I · Foundations & structuring

1. Introduction and overview

• Workshop objectives and host introduction
• Setting the stage: current market dynamics and legal landscape. Why JV? Why acquire?

2. Limited company structures for property businesses

• Advantages and disadvantages of limited company structures
• Choosing the right structure for different property business purposes
• Legal and operational considerations of different structures

3. Share classes and types

• Understanding different share classes (ordinary, preference, etc.)
• Using share classes for capital management and investment
• Impact on voting rights and dividend distribution

4. Shareholder agreements

• Key clauses and provisions in shareholder agreements
• Protecting minority shareholders and managing disputes
• Drafting effective agreements for different scenarios

5. Joint ventures: the good, the bad and the ugly
From the experience of dozens of JVs.

• What makes a good JV?
• Pitfalls to avoid
• Sustainable JVs: how to make them last
• Structuring and documenting JVs
• Profit and risk sharing

Part II · Capital structuring & risk management

6. Structuring capital into your deal: debt vs equity, and minimising risk

• Understanding debt and equity financing options
• Analysing the risks and rewards of each capital structure
• Strategies for minimising risks for all parties involved
• Loan-to-value ratios and security
• Personal guarantees and their effects

7. Mergers and acquisitions: structuring limited company purchases correctly

• Due diligence in property company acquisitions
• Asset vs share purchases: legal and structural implications
• Structuring acquisitions for optimal financial planning
• Funding challenges

8. Case study workshop: buying an asset-backed property investment company
A real acquisition, worked through in the room.

• Analysing a real-world acquisition scenario
• Applying M&A principles to a property investment context
• Funding and due diligence of asset-backed companies
• Structuring capital for the acquisition

Part III · Disposals & financial distress

9. Disposal: how and why to sell, and when to wind up companies and properties

• Strategic considerations for property and company disposals
• Financial planning considerations for property and business sales
• Winding up companies: procedures and considerations

10. Case study workshop: selling a trading business with your back against the wall

• How to handle distressed sales
• Negotiation tactics
• Maximising returns in difficult circumstances

Your hosts

Adam Lawrence

Co-founder of The Boardroom Club. Adam has spent over a decade working with UK property investors, developers and traders as their businesses scale and become more complex. Directly involved in 800+ UK property deals, deploying eight figures of joint-venture funding while retaining a substantial long-term portfolio, with first-hand exposure to how structure, funding decisions and risk management play out over time.

Adam analyses the macro forces shaping the UK property market through the Sunday Supplement and the Propenomix platform, helping operators understand how to grow, protect and retain optionality as portfolios mature. He holds an MBA from Warwick Business School (Dean's List prize winner) and an MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford, and brings international experience in wealth management and strategic consulting to the practical realities of running a property business at scale.

Rod Turner

Co-founder of The Boardroom Club, working with SME property businesses at board level on strategy, risk mitigation and long-term decision-making as portfolios and complexity grow. Alongside this advisory role, Rod is the founder of ITP Group, a UK property investment and development business with a diversified portfolio spanning residential developments in London and Manchester, residential investments across England and Scotland, and commercial assets including offices, healthcare and leisure.

His work is underpinned by disciplined risk management, asset management and financial structuring: capital deployed efficiently, and returns not driven by excessive risk. Rod also founded 978 Finance, helping businesses secure and structure funding appropriately, and hosts The Rodcast, a podcast focused on asset-backed investments and the realities of running property businesses at scale.

Tickets

VIP · only 12 available. Full-day access. Lunch, teas, coffees and refreshments. Dinner with Rod and Adam after the event at a local restaurant. Smaller group, direct access, off-the-record conversation. The room where the real questions get asked.

Delegate. Full-day access. Lunch, teas, coffees and refreshments included.

Super Early Bird: 20% off the standard ticket price, on sale now. Limited allocation. When they are gone, they are gone.

Venue: Hyatt Regency, 55 Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PQ