EFES PRESS REVIEW - FEBRUARY 2024


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A selection of 24 remarkable articles in 8 countries in February 2024: Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, France, India, Slovenia, UK, USA.
Canada: The new Employee Ownership Trust scheme is in force since January 1st to promote business succession plans for SMEs.
Czechia: Czechia: Intense lobbying for stock options in startups - new legislation does not meet expectations.
Germany: Viadee is an example of business transmission to employees in a German SME.
France: New employee share plan for Carbios.
India: This is called an ESOP plan in India.
Slovenia: The campaign for stock options in startups also in Slovenia.
UK: Thanks to the Employee Ownership Trust scheme, every day a new SME is transferred to employees. This month, among others, the case of: Livingston James Recruitment, Key Production Music, Prima Bakeries, Blue Flame Energy, Purplefish PR, Genesis Clothing, Lingfield Equine Vets, Port-P IT solutions. John Lewis Partnership ahead of mass job cuts.
USA: Teamshares finances business transmission to employees. Crossplane Capital is another new private equity partner for business transmission to employees. Common Trust is a new platform for business transmission through Employee Ownership Trusts.
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Une sélection de 24 articles remarquables dans 8 pays en février 2024: Canada, République tchèque, Allemagne, France, Inde, Slovénie, Royaume-Uni, États-Unis.
Canada: La nouvelle formule de Fiducie d'Actionnariat Salarié est en vigueur depuis le 1er janvier pour promouvoir la transmission d'entreprises aux salariés dans les PME.
Tchéquie: Intense lobbying pour les stock options dans les startups, - la nouvelle législation ne satisfait pas les attentes.
Allemagne: Viadee est un exemple de transmission de PME aux salariés en Allemagne.
France: Nouveau plan d'actionnariat salarié pour Carbios.
Inde: Ce qu'on appelle un plan ESOP en Inde.
Slovénie: La campagne pour les stock options dans les startups aussi en Slovénie.
Royaume Uni: Grâce à la formule de la Fiducie d'Actionnariat Salarié (Employee Ownership Trust), chaque jour une nouvelle PME transférée aux salariés. Ce mois-ci entre autres les cas de: Livingston James Recruitment, Key Production Music, Prima Bakeries, Blue Flame Energy, Purplefish PR, Genesis Clothing, Lingfield Equine Vets, Port-P IT solutions. John Lewis Partnership en route vers des réductions massives d'emplois.
USA: Teamshares finance la transmission de PME aux salariés. Crossplane Capital est encore un autre nouvel apporteur de private equity pour la transmission d'entreprise aux salariés. Common Trust est une nouvelle plateforme spécialisée dans les Fiducies d'Actionnariat Salarié pour la transmission de PME.
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Nuestar seleccion propone 24 artículos destacados en 8 países en febrero de 2024: Canadá, República Checa, Alemania, Francia, India, Eslovenia, Reino Unido, Estados Unidos.
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  Eine Auswahl von 24 bemerkenswerten Artikeln in 8 Ländern im Februar 2024: Kanada, Tschechische Republik, Deutschland, Frankreich, Indien, Slowenien, Großbritannien, USA.
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  24 articoli selezionati per febbraio 2024 in 8 Stati:
Canada, Repubblica Ceca, Germania, Francia, India, Slovenia, Regno Unito, Stati Uniti.
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V únoru 2024 máme výběr 24 pozoruhodných článků ve 8 zemích: Kanada, Ceská republika, Nemecko, Francie, Indie, Slovinsko, Velká Británie, USA.
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2024 februárjaban hónapban 24 figyelemre méltó cikket találtunk 8 országból: Kanada, Csehország, Németország, Franciaország, India, Szlovénia, Egyesült Királyság, USA.
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Mamy wybór 24 niezwyklych artykulów w 8 krajach w lutym 2024 r: Kanada, Czechy, Niemcy, Francja, Indie, Slowenia, Wielka Brytania, USA.
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Een selectie van 24 opmerkelijke artikelen in 8 landen in februari 2024: Canada, Tsjechië, Duitsland, Frankrijk, India, Slovenië, VK, VS.
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Ett urval av 24 anmärkningsvärda artiklar i 8 länder i februari 2024: Kanada, Tjeckien, Tyskland, Frankrike, Indien, Slovenien, Storbritannien, USA.
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 SELECTION

CA      1 - Employee ownership trusts: Another business succession alternative
             Borden Ladner Gervais - 21 Feb 2024
             Canada's Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) regime may provide another exit option for business owners that may address concerns.
CZ      2 - Zaměstnanecké akcie dle představ startupů jsou blíže skutečnosti
             E15.cz - 2 Feb 2024
             Koncept zaměstnaneckých akcií, které umožňují startupovým šéfům podělit se o úspěch firmy i s ostatními pracovníky, by se mohl dočkat další úpravy.
CZ      3 - Akcie firmy jako náhrada platu? V Česku stále utopie. Co se musí změnit očima expertů
             Finmag.cz - 22 Feb 2024
             Dejte lidem kus firmy, oni se vám odvděčí. Využití zaměstnaneckých akcií jako alternativy k placení mezd je zajímavou možností zejména pro menší firmy a...
DE      4 - Eine Firma, die den Mitarbeitenden gehört
             Human Resources Manager - 22 Feb 2024
             Das Unternehmen Viadee lebt Vertrauen: Sie transformierten die vormalige GmbH in eine nicht börsennotierte Aktiengesellschaft, die den Beschäftigten gehört.
FR      5 - CARBIOS annonce la mise en œuvre d'un programme d'actionnariat salarié
             Boursorama - 8 Feb 2024
             CARBIOS annonce le lancement d'un plan d’actionnariat salarié 2024, au bénéfice de l’ensemble de ses collaborateurs …
IN      6 - What are ESOPs? All You Need To Know
             Times Now - 5 Feb 2024
             In an ESOP, employees have the opportunity to receive or purchase ... Any dividends you receive on ESOP shares are typically subject to dividend tax.
SI      7 - Kako nagraditi zaposlene z opcijami v startupih
             Bloomberg Adria - 15 Feb 2024
             Tako opozarja Rok Zalar iz Visionecta, v katerem so želeli nagraditi zaposlene. Nagrajevanje z delniškimi opcijami je davčno zelo neugodno,...
UK      8 - John Lewis denies blocking staff from joining union ahead of mass job cuts
             Yahoo Finance - 2 Feb 2024
             A spokesman added that “as an employee-owned organisation, we… provide many benefits of a union, without any cost”. The partnership constitution ...
UK      9 - Livingston James 'reaches another level' following key move
             The Herald - 3 Feb 2024
             Glasgow firm Livingston James becomes employee owned. Mr Livingston said the already-strong culture of the organisation has “reached ...
UK      10 - Key Production now owned by employee ownership trust
             Complete Music Update - 7 Feb 2024
             Emanuel remains as CEO of the company, as well as being a director of both Key Production and the newly formed Key Production Employee Owned Trust.
UK      11 - Prima Bakeries Group becomes employee-owned business
             British Baker - 12 Feb 2024
             Cornwall-based Prima Bakeries Group has announced a transition to an employee-owned business model. The company which incorporates brands Cornish ...
UK      12 - Cornish energy company transitions into employee owned business
              The Business Desk - 12 Feb 2024
             A leading Cornish energy company has become an employee owned business. Blue Flame is marking its 35th anniversary this year and founders, ...
UK      13 - PR agency transitions to employee ownership
             Insider Media - 14 Feb 2024
             A Bristol-based communications and marketing firm has become employee-owned as it looks to grow and evolve.
UK      14 - Clothing firm transitions to employee-owned business
             Insider Media - 21 Feb 2024
             Clothing firm transitions to employee-owned business ... A Welsh clothing business has been converted to an employee ownership trust (EOT) and given ...
UK      15 - Key Production Group establishes employee ownership trust
             Printweek - 22 Feb 2024
             Neil Gibbons, the group's chief operating officer, said: “Today, we're writing a new chapter in our story. “By becoming an employee-owned trust, we're ...
UK      16 - Equine practice become employee owned
             Vet Times - 23 Feb 2024
             Lingfield Equine Vets has become employee owned after transferring into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The practice, which has sites in Kent ...
UK      17 - Bristol PR agency Purplefish becomes employee owned
             Business Live - 23 Feb 2024
             Bristol-based communications and marketing firm Purplefish has become employee owned. Joanna Randall, who formed the business in 2012, ...
UK      18 - Birmingham tech firm begins transition to employee ownership
             Business Cloud - 23 Feb 2024
             A controlling stake in the holding company of a Birmingham-based IT solutions provider has been sold to an employee ownership trust in a deal led ...
US      19 - Teamshares Increases Acquisition Capacity By 50% ...
             PR Newswire - 1 Feb 2024
             The new financing will enable Teamshares to expand from 89 to 150+ businesses its growing network of employee-owned companies…
US      20 - Crossplane Capital Partners with Nonprofit To Expand Employee Ownership in Its Porfolio
             Dallas Innovates - 1 Feb 2024
             Ownership Works helps organizations implement broad-based employee ownership programs that “can unlock new levels of success for businesses” while ...
US      21 - Don't Regret Selling Your Small Business, Start an Employee Ownership Trust
             Extra TV - 4 Feb 2024
             W.L. Gore & Associates, the maker of Gore-Tex, is one of the largest employee-owned manufacturing companies in the U.S. Fashion designer Eileen Fisher ...
US      22 - Can Employee Ownership Trust Protect Brands Long-Term?
             Us Weekly - 6 Feb 2024
              Common Trust helps business owners exit their brands with purpose through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT)…
US      23 - Pinnacle Designs becomes 100% Employee Owned Company
             Promo Marketing Magazine - 9 Feb 2024
             Pinnacle Designs announced the transfer of all of its stock into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, making the company 100% employee-owned.
US      24 - Industrial companies' ownership shifts to employees
             Daily Journal of Commerce - 20 Feb 2024
             “Becoming an employee-owned company honors my father Roger Langeliers' legacy,” Roger Langeliers Construction Co. President Web Langeliers stated ...

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