LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

CHARACTERISTICS
1. Formed by compliance with statutory requirements
2. One or more general partners control the business
3. One or more general partners contribute to the capital and share in the profits but do not participate in the management of the business and are not personally liable for partnership obligations beyond their capital contributions
4. May ask for the return of their capital contributions under conditions prescribed by law
5. Partnership debts are paid out of common fund and the individual properties of general partners

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GENERAL AND LIMiTED PARTNER/PARTNERSHIP

GENERAL
Personally liable for partnership obligations
When manner of mgt. not agreed upon, all gen partners have an equal right in the mgt. of the business
Contribute cash, property or industry
Proper party to proceedings by/against partnership
Interest not assignable w/o consent of other partners
Name may appear in firm name
Prohibition against engaging in business
Retirement, death, insolvency, insanity of gen partner dissolves partnership

LIMITED
Liability extends only to his capital contributions
No participation in management
Contribute cash or property only, not industry
Not proper party to proceedings by/against partnership
Interest is freely assignable
Name must appear in firm name
No prohibition against engaging in business
Does not have same effect; rights transferred to legal representative


REQUIREMENTS FOR FORMATION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1. Certificate of articles of the limited partnership must state the ff. matters:
a. Name of partnership + word "ltd."
b. Character of business
c. Location of principal place of business
d. Name/place of residence of members
e. Term for partnership is to exist
f. Amount of cash/value of property contributed
g. Additional contributions
h. Time agreed upon to return contribution of limited partner
i. Sharing of profits/other compensation
j. Right of limited partner (if given) to substitute an assignee
k. Right to admit additional partners
l. Right of limited partners (if given) to priority for contributions
m. Right of remaining gen partners (if given) or continue business in case of death, insanity, retirement, civil interdiction, insolvency
n. Right of limited partner (if given) to demand/receive property/cash in return for contribution
2. Certificate must be filed with the SEC

WHEN GENERAL PARTNER NEEDS CONSENT/RATIFICATION OF ALL LTD PARTNERS:
1. Do any act in contravention of the certificate
2. Do any act which would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the partnership
3. Confess judgement against partnership
4. Possess partnership property/assign rights in specific partnership property other than for partnership purposes
5. Admit person as general partner
6. Admit person as limited partner - unless authorized in certificate
7. Continue business with partnership property on death, retirement, civil interdiction, insanity or insolvency of gen partner unless authorized in certificate

SPECIFIC RIGHTS OF LIMITED PARTNERS:
1. Right to have partnership books kept at principal place of business
2. Right to inspect/copy books at reasonable hour
3. Right to have on demand true and full info of all things affecting partnership
4. Right to have formal account of partnership affairs whenever circumstances render it just and reasonable
5. Right to ask for dissolution and winding up by decree of court
6. Right to receive share of profits/other compensation by way of income
7. Right to receive return of contributions provided the partnership assets are in excess of all its liabilities

LOAN AND OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WITH LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
1. Allowed
a. Granting loans to partnership
b. Transacting business with partnership
c. Receiving pro rata share of partnership assets with general creditors if he is not also a general partner
2. Prohibited
a. Receiving/holding partnership property as collateral security
b. Receiving any payment, conveyance, release from liability if it will prejudice right of 3rd persons

REQUITES FOR RETURN OF CONTRIBUTION OF LIMITED PARTNER:
1. All liabilities of partnership have been paid/if not yet paid, at least sufficient to cover them
2. Consent of all members has been obtained
3. Certificate is cancelled/amended as to set forth withdrawal /reduction of contribution

DISSOLUTION OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Priority in Distribution of Assets:
1. Those due to creditors, including limited partners
2. Those due to limited partners in respect of their share in profits/compensation
3. Those due to limited partners of return of capital contributed
4. Those due to general partner other than capital & profits
5. Those due to general partner in respect to profits
6. Those due to general partner for return of capital contributed

AMENDMENT/CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE
Cancelled:
1. Partnership is dissolved other than by reason of expiry of term
2. All limited partners cease to be such

Amended:
1. Change in name of partnership, amount/character of contribution of ltd. partner
2. Substitution of ltd. partner
3. Admission of additional ltd. partner
4. Admission of gen. partner
5. Death, insolvency, insanity, civil interdiction of gen. partner & business is continued
6. Change in character of business
7. False/erroneous statement in certificate
8. Change in time as stated in the certificate for dissolution of partnership/return of contribution
9. Time is fixed for dissolution of partnership. Return of contribution if no orig. time specified
10. Change in other statement in certificate

hey,

just a question on partnership...

as per the annotation of Paras in his book on Article 1845, a limited partner cannot contribute industry alone.. seemingly implying that a limited partner can contribute industry so long as he contributes capital.. art. 1845 does state that a limited partner can't contribute service... So, based on Article 1845 and Paras' annotation, is there any proscription for a limited partner from contributing services AFTER contributing capital?? Thanks..