Rasmus Berglund Partner

Partner

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Ras is a partner in the remuneration practice. With more than 17 years’ experience, he specialises in all aspects of UK and international employee and executive incentive arrangements.

Ras’s practice includes the design, implementation and operation of a wide range of employee share plans and executive remuneration arrangements as well as the treatment and negotiation of incentives in the context of corporate transactions.

He advises on all share plan-related matters including individual and corporate tax and structuring, global regulatory compliance, trust and nominee arrangements, plan administration, data protection and employment issues. Ras has a particular focus on corporate governance and remuneration disclosure for listed companies and, having spent time on secondment with one the largest UK banks, also advises on UK and European remuneration regulation within the financial services sector.

Ras is a member of the Share Plan Lawyers Group and on the Steering Committee of the Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) Centre. He is also qualified as a US Certified Equity Professional (CEP).

Expertise

Recent work

Northern Gritstone

Advising Northern Gritstone, a new investment business focused on university spinouts in the north of England, on its initial fundraising, which raised £215m.

Terminix Global Holdings, Inc.

Advising Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. on its recommended stock and cash combination with FTSE 100 company Rentokil Initial plc.

Genius Sports Group

Advising long-standing client Genius Sports Group on an agreement to acquire Spirable, a leading creative performance platform.

NortonLifeLock Inc.

Advising NortonLifeLock Inc., a NASDAQ-listed provider of consumer Cyber Safety solutions, on its recommended cash and stock merger with FTSE100 company Avast plc, a leading global cybersecurity provider, in a transaction attributing an enterprise value to Avast of up to $9.2bn.

Siris Capital Group

Advising private equity firm Siris Capital Group, LLC on its £673m recommended bid for Equiniti Group plc.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc

Advising Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc, a biopharmaceutical company based in Ireland, on its acquisition of GW Pharmaceuticals plc for a total consideration of $7.2bn, announced in February 2021.

Inspecs Group plc

Advising designer, manufacturer and distributor of eyewear frames, Inspecs Group plc, on its £140m IPO on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market.

Investment firms and asset managers

Advising several investment firms and asset managers with the implementation of the FCA’s new renumeration rules under IFPR

Listed companies

Assisting listed companies with corporate governance and remuneration report disclosure compliance, including providing training for the company secretary and HR team on recent legislative and investor guideline changes;

Company preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange

Advising on and drafting a suite of executive and all-employee share and bonus plans for a company preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange.

FTSE 100 company

Advising a FTSE 100 company on the operation of its malus and clawback provisions in over 30 countries.

Premium listed company

Advising a premium listed company on the design and implementation of a new value creation plan.

Tarsus Group plc

Advising Tarsus Group plc on the treatment of its share plans and executive remuneration arrangements in connection with its £561m takeover by Charterhouse Capital Partners.

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"Rasmus Berglund drew on his knowledge of wider market practices and larger organisations to create a suitable rule set for us within a very short time. His attention to detail meant there were minimal iterations."

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