Business partnerships (9)

I believe the answer is:

consortia

(Other definitions for consortia that I've seen before include "More than one commercial group" , "Alliances" , "Groups of bodies" , "syndicates" , "Groups of companies" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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