Share Schemes - time to go back to basics
Exploring the fundamental elements in establishing and running an employee share scheme
The Source Conference wasn't your typical law conference
I was inspired to make myself a little bit famous and play with Lego!
RM2 advises on EOT Transaction for major law firm
Doyle Clayton, top ranked by Chambers Guide & top tier The Legal 500 firm becomes employee owned
Share Plans Assistant - we have a vacancy
We are recruiting! Join our fantastic team at the RM2 Partnership as a Share Plans Assistant
RM2 awarded latest ISO 9001:2015 accreditation
We continue to meet the demanding requirements of this standard
Top 50 employee owned companies in 2019
Each year RM2 compiles a list of the largest 50 employee owned companies in the UK
Entrepreneurs' Relief and preference shares
HMRC loses their appeal at the First Tier Tribunal in the case Warshaw v HMRC
Building up to Employee Ownership Day
Employee ownership has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years in the UK
RM2 becomes fully employee owned
Market leading share scheme and EOT consulting business converts to full employee ownership
Reflections on the British Isles Share Schemes Symposium
How to change the world - fascinating themes from this years' talks
Employee Ownership Trust Transactions
The Jack Fitzpatrick Memorial Lecture - progress on a succession solution
Investment Association's principles of remuneration
The IA published a revised version in November, what changed?
Our predictions for employee ownership in 2019
We make five bold predictions for what might happen in employee ownership
What a year 2018 has been for share schemes and EOT transactions
We take a look at the big and small stories of the year...….
Entrepreneurs’ relief – why EMI is still the best option
A couple of weeks ago the Budget announced changes to entrepreneurs relief
Top 50 employee owned companies in 2018
Each year RM2 compiles a list of the largest 50 employee owned companies in the UK
Hang in there Gromit – it’s all under (employee) control
Aardman Animations have made the jump to employee ownership
McDonnell, May and Employee Ownership
What does the Labour Party’s announcement mean for employee ownership?
Don't kill your valued team's enthusiasm
So, you’re a business owner – what should you be saying about your plans to sell?
5 myths to selling your business to employees
Some common misconceptions we encounter and have hopefully corrected...
Tribunal ruling on director loan accounts
The First Tier Tribunal has ruled director loan accounts written off were taxable as ….
Corporate Finance Associate vacancies
We are seeking two Corporate Finance Associates with a minimum of 3 years’ experience
EBT and EOT trustees - step carefully
A recent case in the high court gives some helpful pointers about decision making by trustees
Why is a recruitment agency like a veg box?
In the last three weeks we've seen two very different companies become EOT's
Valuation financing & distributable reserves (EOT)
When structuring the financing for an Employee Ownership Trust ("EOT") don't forget ….
EOT - how much should a vendor sell?
One of the questions we get frequently from vendors is what percentage of the company's shares…
Dilution affects employee share schemes too
We noticed that, as part of the recent Spring Statement,the government has decided
Your share plan – get the first step right
We recently published an outline checklist for putting in place a share plan. Step one on that…
Employee Ownership Trust transaction finance
One of the first questions we often get from business owners looking into potentially selling their…
Employee Ownership Trusts are booming
The number of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) has increased to more than 150, according to the…
EMI qualifying requirements in a 'post-Brexit world'
Why don’t all other tax-advantaged employee share plans and EOTs have exclusions for…
Employee Ownership Trusts: a sale alternative
Employee ownership in the UK has been thrust into the spotlight again, most recently as a…
Evolution of the Employee Ownership Trust
As part of the Chancellor’s 2014 budget, a new form of Employee Benefit Trust was created...
EOT vendor-financing - "baked in" or "bake off"?
A question that has been raised with RM2 a number of times in the context of structuring...
Should EOT trustees ever be offshore?
Hopefully that headline has grabbed your attention, because for some this is a controversial…
Succession planning - EBT or EOT?
One question that comes up fairly often when speaking with clients regarding succession...
An introduction to Employee Ownership Trusts
If you’ve wanted to learn more about the Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) structure introduced in...
Financing: the subordinated vendor loan
Once a shareholder has decided to sell to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), how to finance...
Corporate finance: structuring an EOT transaction
This blog is the next instalment in our Corporate Finance series; regarding the use of an...