With a focus on advising private and publicly listed companies, the team at Osborne Clarke LLP specialises in employee share schemes and incentives matters. Heading up the team, Michael Carter is skilled at handling employee ownership trusts, share incentive plans, and remuneration-related issues. Praised by clients as ‘brilliant, commercial and proactive,’ Anika Chandra leads on matters involving incentives and share option issues. Based in Bristol, Rhiannon Jones frequently assists with share incentives arrangements, while in London, Stuart Rose focuses on advising financial services clients. Specialising in employee ownership matters, Maryam Khalifa is experienced in advising on executive and all-employee plans. The team’s client roster includes companies active in the technology, energy, and financial services industries.
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Testimonials
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‘This is a team that specialises in incentives advice (rather than being part of a wider tax transactions team) which is great as this is their bread and butter and they are the forefront of the market.'
'Michael Carter engages fully and seeks solutions to the issues raised.'
'They are technically very adept and we know we can rely on their advice to be bullet proof.’
‘The employee share schemes practice has real depth of expertise whilst being practical and commercial, and a real pleasure to work with.’
‘Anike Chandra is a star, brilliant, commercial and proactive, a delight to work with.'
'Rhiannon Jones is a terrific team member, very able and responsive.’
‘The whole team were extremely knowledgeable, pragmatic and communicated complex legal matters in a very down to earth, easy to understand manner. They were extremely supportive, proactive in their approach and worked very efficiently to some tight timescales.'
'They work as a team with you rather than just providing a service.'
'The employee share schemes team at Osborne Clarke are competent, knowledgeable and accessible and get the work done within the timelines indicated.'
'I am very happy with the service received from our main contact for this work, Rhiannon Jones.'
Key clients
- Focus Group
- Power Electrics (Holdings) Limited
- Crest Nicholson Holdings plc
- Mitie Group plc
- Fusebox Games Limited
- Motorola Solutions UK Limited
- Adviser Services Holdings Limited
- Farview Equity Partners Limited
- Mabway Limited
- BGF
Work highlights
Advised Focus and its shareholders on all aspects of its secondary private equity process.
Assisted Power Electrics (Holdings) Limited with its sale to an employee ownership trust.
Assisted Crest Nicholson, a UK based residential house builder and FTSE 250 listed company, with the implementation of their Share Incentive Plan.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Michael Carter
Other key lawyers
Anika Chandra; Rhiannon Jones; Stuart Rose; Maryam Khalifa