Partnership
Both companies could benefit from different things, for example
- Lower prices for buying materials & goods from the company you partnered with /vice versa.
- Sharing of technology between two partnered companies until the contract expires.
- Borrow money from your partner company for a lower rate of interest than the bank. (If partner company have enough funds).
- Faster R&D rate.
- Buying shops/buildings or land for a lower price if its currently on sale by the partner.
- Co-production of goods which both companies are allowed to sell simultaneously. (When producing this way chances of higher sells could increase).
Law & corruption
- Antitrust suit, suing other companies for being too dominant on the market or a line of business. (<50 % market share).
- Patent claim, suing for infringe of a patent by a competitor. (meaning that we could buy patents on products).
- Rumors (resulting in lower sales for the aiming company when successful spread).
- Harassing lawsuit (as a result of the idea above).
- Tax fraud (high chances of getting caught but still possible, when caught results could be : bad press -> lower sales , heavy fine , loosing current partnership (if existing).
The contract between the companies could be divided into short and longtime ones. (12-48 months)
Maybe we could discuss or consider some of them for a later update?
English is not my first language so I apologize for mistakes.