Für deutsche Start-ups sind Growth und Hurdle Shares besonders interessant, um Key Employees und Late Co-Founder zu incentivieren, wenn das Unternehmen bereits einen substantiellen Eigenkapitalwert hat und damit für Gründer...more
In German start-ups, Growth Shares are particularly intriguing for motivating key employees and late co-founders. This is especially true when the company has already reached a substantive equity value, making further stakes...more
About the Orrick Legal Ninja Series – OLNS In substantially all of the major world markets, we have dedicated technology lawyers who support young German technology companies on their growth trajectory through all stages. As...more
Good news! The second chamber (Bundesrat) has now paved the way for the eagerly awaited and much-debated inclusion of a group privilege in sec. 19a of the German Income Tax Act (“EStG”). German start-ups that have done the...more
Profit participation rights are not yet the first choice for incentivizing employees of an exit-driven startup by allowing them to participate in the future success of the startup. However, they offer a more favorable...more