A Checklist of issues to consider when structuring and forming a joint venture (JV). This Checklist highlights, among others, issues relating to the JV parties, preliminary documents that may be entered into before negotiations, structuring the JV (including choice of entity, equity structure and financing, and contributions to the JV by the JV parties), governance and minority protections, restrictive covenants, deadlocks, exits and terminations, and service and support arrangements with the JV parties or their affiliates.