Employee shareholdings for your company - exclusive whitepaper

There are many termsfor employee participation in the company's success : ESOP, VSOP, phantom shares, stock options, employee share ownership, hurdle shares, etc.
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Employee participation - what is it actually?

Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) is the generic term for various contractual constructs designed to give employees a direct share in the company's success. There are significant differences, for example with regard to the necessary bureaucracy or taxation. While some terms essentially hide the same constructs, there are also essential differences and details to consider.

You can find more information and useful tips in our whitepaper.

Typical designations
Real Stock Options (ESOP)
Phantom Shares / Stock
Virtual Stock Options (VSOP)
Hurdle Shares

Our whitepaper creates transparency for the planning of your participation program

Excerpt of exemplary topics

Severance right

Exit participation
/ profit sharing

Devesting

Vesting & Cliff

Fade-out control

Buy-out right

From experts in employee share ownership

Our partner attorneys at trustberg specialize in corporate law and venture capital and are represented in Germany with offices in Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt and Hamburg.

trustberg partner Dr. Christopher Hahn is himself co-founder of various startups as well as author of leading books (e.g. "Virtuelle Mitarbeiterbeteiligung") and thus a proven expert on digital processes and their legal implementation. His area of expertise primarily includes the participation of employees, executives and other key persons.

Dr. Christopher Hahn
- Corporate Law Attorney & Author
Published: SpringerGabler

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