Employee Share Schemes & Incentives
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 2
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Provided by Macfarlanes LLP
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Chambers Review
Macfarlanes advises a wide-ranging client base on share schemes and incentives. Its clients include listed and unlisted companies. The Macfarlanes team is adept at advisory work on behalf of those in the financial services sector. The firm is experienced in handling issues relating to corporate transactions.
Work Highlights
- Macfarlanes advised Improbable Worlds on the incentive arrangementsin its sale of The Multiplayer Group to Keywords Studios for GBP76.5 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Macfarlanes is always able to find the right person for us."
"Macfarlanes is very responsive and they are able to turn around our requests in a very timely manner."
"They provided highly skilled support, both from a technical and human standpoint."
"Macfarlanes is always able to find the right person for us."
"Macfarlanes is very responsive and they are able to turn around our requests in a very timely manner."
"They provided highly skilled support, both from a technical and human standpoint."
Notable Practitioners
Robert Collard is the head of the employee share schemes and incentives team at Macfarlanes. He advises a range of clients, both listed and unlisted, on share schemes and incentive plans, particularly those with a tax aspect. He is noted for his ability to handle highly complex schemes.
"His level of client service is exceptional; he is very commercially minded and a pleasure to work with."
"Robert has an excellent manner and always provides commercial and pragmatic advice."
"Robert is very practical and quick to respond."
Rasmus Berglund has notable experience handling corporate governance and remuneration matters for executives. His client base includes major financial institutions and listed companies.
"He is an extremely good lawyer to work with on matters pertaining to employment taxation. His emotional quotient really carves a niche for him in the space."
"Rasmus is very diligent, approachable, commercially minded and a pleasure to work with."
"Rasmus had the ability to tackle complex issues and look around corners to anticipate potential issues and consequences."
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