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Employment Incentives

William Fry advises businesses, from scaling SMEs to long-established listed companies, on the design, implementation and operation of employee share schemes and other incentive programs.

We also advise companies engaged in domestic and international takeovers, mergers, acquisitions and IPOs on all matters relating to the treatment of existing employee incentives.

Our Equity Incentives team includes William Fry Tax Advisors, part of the Taxand international network, who can bring to bear significant depth of international expertise across multiple jurisdictions on the taxation of employee equity incentives.

Colm Manning

Consultant

Louise Harrison

Partner

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Experience

Our experience includes advising:

Irish and international clients on share/stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), restricted/clog share programs, growth share schemes, KEEP option programs, Save As You Earn, Approved Profit Share Plans and cash incentive programs.
Fenergo on the implementation of a share option program and on share option matters in its acquisition by Astorg and Bridgepoint.
UKG on the implementation of a novel scheme providing for existing employee share options in the context of the deferred payment of consideration as part of UKG’s acquisition of Immedis.
King Digital Entertainment on the treatment of its employee share options, across several jurisdictions, in its $5.9bn takeover by Activision.
UNUM and Phoenix Holdings on the implementation of revenue-approved, all-employee share programs for their employees in Ireland.
Uniphar, Fineos and Mincon on new share incentive programs in connection with their initial public offerings.

Areas of Expertise

Our areas of expertise include advising on:

The design and implementation of share option plans, long term incentive plans and restricted stock plans
Obtaining Revenue Commissioner approval for profit-sharing and savings related share option schemes
The treatment of share options and share awards in domestic and international takeovers, mergers, acquisitions, IPOs and schemes of arrangement
Corporate and securities law issues relating to employee share options and awards

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Tax

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Energy, Renewables & Utilities

Practice Areas

Employment Incentives

William Fry advises businesses, from scaling SMEs to long-established listed companies, on the design, implementation and operation of employee share schemes and other incentive programs.

Key Contacts

Colm Manning

Louise Harrison