# How do I set up a joint venture with a foreign partner? — RCS
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## How do I set up a joint venture with a foreign partner?

Last updated: 15 October 2026 Answer from Robo Company Secretary How we write answers

A JV is normally a new Sdn Bhd with negotiated equity, governed by a joint venture or shareholders' agreement covering control, deadlock, funding obligations and exit. Watch two things: sector foreign-equity caps that may constrain the split you've agreed commercially, and beneficial-ownership reporting on the foreign side's chain.

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Sources: Companies Act 2016 sector equity guidelines

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We incorporate the vehicle and handle the statutory side; the deal terms belong with lawyers. Running due diligence on the partner before signing is the step most JVs skip and later regret.

### Key facts

- New Sdn Bhd + JV/shareholders' agreement
- Sector equity caps may constrain the agreed split
- BO reporting on foreign chain

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