Strictly Business
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Strictly Business
A legal blog on private funds, startups, and venture capital.
Tag Equity Compensation
Stock Options versus Stock Warrants – What’s the Difference?
I frequently hear clients and some of their advisers talk about “stock options” and “stock warrants” and there is often considerable confusion between the two. In this post, I’ll briefly describe the major distinctions between these instruments and how each…
Retaining Key Employees in a Privately-Held Company through Equity Compensation – Part 6: Securities Law and Corporate Governance Implications
This post is the sixth in a series exploring techniques to attract and retain key employee, directors, and other service providers of privately held companies through equity-based compensation arrangements and alternative arrangements that provide cash payments tied to the value…
Retaining Key Employees in a Privately-Held Company through Equity Compensation – Part 5: Accounting Implications
This post is the fifth in a series exploring techniques to attract and retain key employees, directors, and other service providers of privately held companies through equity-based compensation arrangements and alternative arrangements that provide cash payments tied to the value…
Retaining Key Employees in a Privately-Held Company through Equity Compensation – Part 4: “Profits Interests” in LLCs and Partnerships
This post is the fourth in a series exploring techniques to attract and retain key employees, directors, and other service providers of privately held companies through equity-based compensation arrangements and alternative arrangements that provide cash payments tied to the value…
Retaining Key Employees in a Privately-Held Company through Equity Compensation – Part 3: Tax Treatment of Various Plans
This post is the third in a series exploring ways to attract and retain key employees, directors, and other service providers of privately held companies (herein “service providers”) through equity-based compensation arrangements and alternative arrangements that provide cash payments tied…