A person becomes a general partner:
         (1) as provided in the partnership agreement;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 805 ILCS 215/401

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

         (2) under Section 801(3)(B) following the
    
dissociation of a limited partnership’s last general partner;
        (3) as the result of a conversion or merger under
    
Article 11; or
        (4) with the consent of all the partners.