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How Much is Enough? Sizing Equity Awards in Private Companies
Jun 26, 2025

Equity only works when awards are sized right. Learn how to design guidelines that will control dilution, align pay, and meet employee expectations.
Section 431 Election: What It Is and Why It Matters
Jun 19, 2025

Understand Section 431 elections in the UK: deadlines, filing requirements, templates, tax benefits, risks, and how to optimize your equity plans.
Why Buyout Grants Are a Bad Idea
Jun 18, 2025

Offering to buy out or replace grants a prospective employee will forfeit upon resigning from their current employer is a very common practice. But you could be buying out another company’s poor pay practices.
David vs Goliath: 3 Ways Startups Are Beating Public Companies
Jun 12, 2025

In a tight talent market, high-growth startups are coming up with increasingly creative ways to attract and retain their team. This includes offering periodic liquidity programs, longer stock option exercise windows, and investing in equity education.
How Do You Calculate the ESPP $25,000 Limit?
Jun 11, 2025

This blog entry explains how to calculate the number of shares employees can purchase under the yearly $25,000 limit that applies to qualified ESPPs.
5 Trends in Full Value Awards
Jun 4, 2025

Full value awards dominate the equity compensation landscape for public companies. Discover trends in award eligibility, vesting, and retirement provisions.
Are UK EMI Grants Right for Your Equity Program?
May 29, 2025

EMI options are a powerful, tax-advantaged tool to help UK-based small and medium-sized companies reward key talent. Learn more in this blog entry.
Fixing Mistakes: Form 4 Reporting Errors
May 28, 2025

Sometimes mistakes are made when filing Forms 4. Here's how to correct them.
6 Ways Equity Plan Accounting Differs for Private Companies
May 22, 2025

From valuation to early exercises and double-trigger RSUs, private companies face unique challenges in accounting for their equity programs.