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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

#Start-up M&A: ESOPs and VSOPs in Case of an Exit

What's this all about? Employee participation programs – whether equity-based (ESOPs) or virtual (VSOPs) – are a standard feature for German start-ups. They’re designed to incentivize and retain talent, and they play a...more

Goodwin

Trends in Equity Repurchasing in PE: Rollover vs. Incentive Equity

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Private equity (PE) sponsors often provide incentives to founders, equity holders, employees, directors, and officers of portfolio companies in the form of rollover equity or incentive equity to align their interests with...more

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Stretching and Flexing - Part Two: Keeping the Management Team Incentivised for the Longer Journey

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Parties facing these issues often propose a MIP reset to realign management’s interests with those of the original (and, if applicable, new) sponsor until the eventual full exit. MIP resets have long been used to rescue...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Worker Windfalls Bring Benefits for PE

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Sponsors are likely to explore share-based schemes and other plans to incentivise non-managerial staff. Incentivising management with sweet equity and co-investment opportunities is a tried and tested strategy for buyout...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

HR and HSR: Insider Purchases and Executive Compensation Can Require Antitrust Reporting

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Quick: Does your company have any insiders who either now or in the future may own $90 million or more in company stock?  The CEO?  The founder?  A member of the board?  If so, then now is the time for a crash course in the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Will the Increase in Cross-Channel Deals Require an Anglo-French Approach to Management Equity?

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As management terms converge, deal teams must still navigate cross-border differences in ratchets, put and call options, and management warranties. French and UK private equity firms are increasingly looking across the...more

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