UK GDPR

This Practice Note provides an overview of the Data protection issues to consider under the UK General Data Protection Regulation, Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR) where Personal data is shared in connection with the formation or ongoing business of a joint venture or the investment in a Private equity fund. As part of a joint venture transaction, personal data may be shared between potential joint venture parties as part of their due diligence prior to entry into a joint venture or between joint venture parties in an existing joint venture and a party considering joining such joint venture as part of its due diligence. Additionally, once a joint venture is set up, the joint venture parties may continue to provide personal data (between themselves and possibly to the joint venture company (JVC)) to further the business of the JVC. For the purposes of this Practice Note, it is assumed that the relationship between the joint venture parties sharing personal data following formation of the joint venture would be that