Employee Share Plans
We advise on the full range of employee share plans. Our clients include FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, family offices, a large number of private equity-owned businesses, start-up ventures and the trustees of employee benefit trusts. We also advise senior executives on the negotiation of their remuneration packages.
Our services include:
- the design, implementation and operation of equity-based incentive plans;
- tax advice, including the use of statutory tax-favoured plans (CSOP, SAYE, SIP and EMI), growth shares and joint ownership arrangements;
- structuring incentive plans and deferred bonuses to comply with FCA/PRA regulatory requirements;
- advice on the impact of transactions, including M&A, IPOs and private equity exits;
- the establishment and operation of employee benefit trusts and employee ownership trusts;
- establishing international all employee arrangements; and
- advice on multi-jurisdictional share plan issues.
