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Employee shareholdings enable you to attract, retain and motivate valuable employees
Individual investment programs by specialized corporate lawyers and experienced entrepreneurs
Comprehensive, transparent, cost-effective - tailor-made for you!
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Employee participation, also known as an employee stock option plan (ESOP), refers to various contractual models that allow employees to participate in the company's success. These models differ, for example, in terms of administrative costs and taxation. While some terms are used synonymously, there are also significant differences and details that need to be considered.
Virtual shares
Employee does not become co-owner
No certification of the program necessary
Low bureaucracy
Tax burden in case of cash event (e.g. exit case)
No unwanted tax liability on issue
Real, corporate law shares
Employee becomes co-owner
Notarial certification required for initial allocation
Notarization per employee* necessary
High bureaucracy
Tax burden on issuance of shares conceivable depending on contractual arrangements
Undesirable tax liability on issue
Exit participation / profit sharing
Severance right
Devesting
Vesting & Cliff
Fade-out control
Buy-out right
For start-ups (with/without investors)
For small businesses & agencies
For medium-sized companies
Dr. Christopher Hahn
Lawyer
Kolja Czudnochowski
Founder & Consultant
ESOP-Direkt.de is a service provided by ESOP1 GmbH in close cooperation with the law firm trustberg. We are entrepreneurs ourselves, Dr. Christopher Hahn is also the author of industry-relevant books (e.g. "Virtuelle Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen"). With the experience of over a hundred implemented participation programs, we know the individual requirements and goals of start-ups and SMEs.
The design of your participation program is highly dependent on the structures and circumstances of your company. In addition, there are numerous factors to consider from a company and employee perspective, which make individual consulting essential in order to avoid costly omissions.
Conversation to understand your needs
Personal consultation and preparation of contracts
Sending of your immediately usable contract work
Thank you for your inquiry, we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Talk to our expert:
Kolja Czudnochowski
Founder & Consultant
