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Cooperation agreement between businesses

A cooperation agreement (samarbetsavtal) makes it clear who does what when two or more companies work together. We write the agreement around your cooperation, before it starts or while it is under way.

Two parties exchange agreement folders across a meeting table

Who it is for

For companies that are going to work together without forming a joint company. It could be two agencies submitting a joint tender, a manufacturer and a retailer, or companies that share customers, premises or marketing.

How we help you

We go through what you are going to do together, what each party contributes and how income and costs are to be shared. Then we write the agreement.

A cooperation agreement usually covers who is responsible for what, how you make joint decisions, who owns what you produce, confidentiality and competition between the parties. We pay particular attention to how the cooperation ends and what then happens to shared customers and results.

In a cooperation you often share information about customers, prices and ways of working. The Trade Secrets Act (lagen om företagshemligheter) gives some protection for information that a party has received in confidence in a business relationship, and a confidentiality clause in the agreement shows what is to be kept secret.

Good to know about confidentiality

Trade secret.The information must be secret, the company must have taken reasonable steps to keep it secret and it must be capable of harming the company's competitive position if it gets out.
Business relationships.Anyone who has received a trade secret in confidence in a business relationship and then uses or discloses it without authorisation may have to pay damages.

What is included

5 items
  • A review of the cooperation with you
  • A cooperation agreement tailored to you
  • Terms for liability, payment and ending the cooperation
  • Confidentiality and who owns the results
  • The agreement in digital form, ready to sign

What is not included

3 items
  • Forming a joint companyEkonomico can help with forming the company. We write a shareholders' agreement for the new company.
  • Negotiating with the other parties
  • Reviewing an agreement written by the other partyThat is our Contract review service.

What you need to have ready

4 items
  • Name and company registration number for all parties
  • What the cooperation involves and how long it will last
  • What each party contributes
  • How income and costs are to be shared

Good to know

We write the agreement under Swedish law. If one of the parties is a foreign company, we first assess whether we can take on the assignment. If competitors are going to work together, we do not assess the arrangement against competition rules, and if we see that this could become an issue, we will tell you.

How it works

  1. 1Send an enquiry. Tell us in the form which companies are going to work together and on what.
  2. 2Get a quote. We normally get back to you within one working day and tell you what is included and what it costs.
  3. 3We write the agreement. Once you have accepted the quote, we go through the cooperation with you and write the agreement.
  4. 4You receive the agreement. Digitally or at the office, ready to sign with the other parties.

Frequently asked questions

What is a cooperation agreement?
An agreement between two or more companies that are going to work together. It describes what each of them does, how the money is shared and how the cooperation ends.
Do we need an agreement if we trust each other?
A written agreement means you share the same picture of what you have agreed. If a question comes up later, the answer is often already there.
Can you write the agreement once the cooperation has already started?
Yes. Then we write down what you have already agreed and add what is missing.
Do you have a template for cooperation agreements?
No. We write the agreement around your cooperation, and you get a quote before we start.
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Send an enquiry

Tell us briefly about your matter and we will normally get back to you within one working day with a quote before we start.

  • The enquiry and quote are free
  • You only pay once you have accepted the quote
  • Meetings at the office or online

About: Cooperation agreement

Private or business?

Do not write personal identity numbers, passport numbers or other sensitive details here. If we need such documents, you hand them in at the office or send copies by post.

Sources (2)

  1. Trade Secrets Act (lag 2018:558 om företagshemligheter), as amended up to SFS 2025:1281, Section 2 (what a trade secret is)
  2. Trade Secrets Act (lag 2018:558 om företagshemligheter), as amended up to SFS 2025:1281, Section 6 (damages for infringement in a business relationship)

The information was checked against the sources on 27 October 2026.