EFES PRESS REVIEW - APRIL 2025


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A selection of 29 remarkable articles in 4 countries in April 2025: France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, USA.
France: Employee share ownership at the top at EssilorLuxottica. New employee share plan for Nexans. Employee share ownership is still growing in large non-listed companies (in French "ETIs" – Intermediate-Sized Companies).
Netherlands: The Minister of the Economy promises fiscal incentives to encourage employee share ownership in startups from January 1, 2027.
UK: What is the "financial freedom" day of a business transmission to an Employee Ownership Trust? Thanks to the Employee Ownership Trust formula, two new SMEs are transferred to their employees every day now. This month, among others, the case of: Wise Event Productions, Coda Marketing Communication, Holden Smith Law firm, Crawford Architecture, Attraction Tickets, Searchability Recruitment, BW Interiors, Redcliffe Imaging, Creigiau Travel, MII Engineering, Gilbert-Ash Construction, Red Blaze Event Agency, Hines Pool & Spa, Parsons Bakery chain, Quiet Storm digital agency, TH March Insurance.
USA: Why firms are choosing ESOPs? ESOP transmissions for GreatLife Golf & Fitness, for Patina. Employee ownership in Europe. New research work evidencing sorting, incentive and investment effects of employee stock ownership.
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   Une sélection de 29 articles remarquables dans 4 pays en avril 2025: France, Pays-Bas, Royaume-Uni, États-Unis.
France
: L’actionnariat salarié au sommet chez EssilorLuxottica. Nouveau plan d'actionnariat salarié pour Nexans. L'actionnariat salarié toujours en progrès dans les grandes entreprises non cotées (les ETI – Entreprises de Taille Intermédiaire).
Pays-Bas: Le Ministre promet une politique d'encouragement à l'actionnariat salarié dans les startups dès le 1er janvier 2027.
Royaume Uni: Comment s'organise le financement d'une transmission d'entreprise à une fiducie d'actionnariat salarié, - qu'est-ce que le "financial freedom day"? Grâce à la formule de la Fiducie d'Actionnariat Salarié (Employee Ownership Trust), chaque jour deux nouvelles PME transférées aux salariés. Ce mois-ci entre autres les cas de: Wise Event Productions, Coda Marketing Communication, Holden Smith Law firm, Crawford Architecture, Attraction Tickets, Searchability Recruitment, BW Interiors, Redcliffe Imaging, Creigiau Travel, MII Engineering, Gilbert-Ash Construction, Red Blaze Event Agency, Hines Pool & Spa, Parsons Bakery chain, Quiet Storm digital agency, TH March Insurance.
USA: Pourquoi les entreprises choisissent les plans ESOP. Transmissions ESOP pour GreatLife Golf & Fitness et pour Patina. Actionnariat salarié en Europe. De nouveaux résultats de recherches mettent en évidence les effets de tri, d'incitation et d'investissement de l'actionnariat salarié.
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Nuestar seleccion propone 29 artículos destacados en 4 países en abril de 2025: Francia, Países Bajos, Reino Unido, EE.UU.
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  Eine Auswahl von 29 bemerkenswerten Artikeln in 4 Ländern im April 2025: Frankreich, Niederlande, Vereinigtes Königreich, USA.
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  29 articoli selezionati per aprile 2025 in 4 Stati:
Francia, Paesi Bassi, Regno Unito, USA.
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V dubnu 2025 máme výběr 29 pozoruhodných článků ve 4 zemích: Francie, Nizozemsko, Spojené království, USA.
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2025 áprilisában hónapban 29 figyelemre méltó cikket találtunk 4 országból: Franciaország, Hollandia, Egyesült Királyság, USA.
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Mamy wybór 29 niezwyklych artykulów w 4 krajach w kwietniu 2025 r.: Francja, Holandia, Wielka Brytania, USA.
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Een selectie van 29 opmerkelijke artikelen in 4 landen in april 2025: Frankrijk, Nederland, Verenigd Koninkrijk, VS.
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Ett urval av 29 anmärkningsvärda artiklar i 4 länder i april 2025: Frankrike, Nederländerna, Storbritannien, USA.
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FR      1 - EssilorLuxottica : l'actionnariat salarié atteint un investissement record
             Bourse Direct - 3 Apr 2025
             Ce dispositif renforcé vise à permettre une participation plus large et un engagement plus important des salariés, associés à la croissance du groupe.
FR      2 - «L'actionnariat salarié a-t-il le vent en poupe au sein des sociétés du CAC 40?»
             MSN - 22 Apr 2025
             Mais selon la Fédération européenne de l'actionnariat salarié (FEAS), «l'actionnariat salarié est de moins en moins démocratique en Europe». D'un ...
FR      3 - Nexans lance sa 11ème opération d'actionnariat salarié, ACT 2025
             GlobeNewswire 22 Apr 2025
             11ème opération d'actionnariat réservée aux salariés du Groupe Nexans Paris, le 22 avril 2025 – Nexans procèdera au cours du deuxième semestre 2025 à la...
FR      4 - Ressources humaines : l'actionnariat salarié, un levier de fidélisation pour les ETI
             Le Moniteur - 30 Apr 2025
             Les majors de la construction ne sont plus les seules à associer leurs collaborateurs au capital social. L'actionnariat salarié monte aussi en puissance au...
NL      5 - Eindelijk: Nederlandse startups kunnen om talent concurreren met optieregeling
             MT/Sprout - 22 Apr 2025
             Startups en scaleups krijgen eindelijk waar ze al jaren om vragen: een gunstiger fiscale behandeling van werknemersopties en -aandelen.
UK      6 - That's so wise: The benefits of the employee ownership model
             Conference News - 3 Apr 2025
             Agency correspondent, Heather Nicholls, speaks to Abby Sammons, to discuss what it means to be an employee owned company.
UK      7 - Marketing agency achieves best year ever after becoming employee-owned
             Dorset Echo - 6 Apr 2025
             A Poole marketing communications company has become an employee-owned trust.
UK      8 - Employees take ownership of Yorkshire law firm
             The Business Desk - 7 Apr 2025
             Bancroft said: “We founded Holden Smith to do things differently and becoming an employee-owned firm is a significant milestone in the firm's journey.
UK      9 - Montrose architectural practice transitions to Employee Ownership Trust model
             Project Scotland - 7 Apr 2025
             Transitioning to an employee owned model provides a 'seamless' succession plan and gives employees a direct stake in the firm's future. Staff can ...
UK      10 - Employee Ownership Trusts: Planning for debt-free day
             TLT LLP - 8 Apr 2025
             ... employee-owned company ... employee-owned company. What is “debt-free day”? It is common for an EOT to fund the acquisition of a controlling ...
UK      11 - Comment: Employee ownership trusts could be the way forward
             Travel Weekly - 9 Apr 2025
             The sector has big ambitions to hit 10,000 employee-owned businesses by 2030. Can EOTs work in the travel industry? Undoubtedly yes! Employee ...
UK      12 - Searchability transitions to employee ownership
             Staffing Industry Analysts - 9 Apr 2025
             ... employee-owned business,” Preston said. Searchability was founded in 2012 and has since launched global operations in the USA, Australia and UAE ...
UK      13 - BW makes move to become employee owned
             Businesses for Sale - 10 Apr 2025
             BW makes move to become employee owned ... London-based fit-out specialist BW Interiors has transitioned to an employee-ownership model. That means it ...
UK      14 - Specialist printing company takes on employee ownership
             Journalism UK - 10 Apr 2025
             Thriving South West specialist printing company Redcliffe Imaging has turned its business into an employee-owned trust, or EOT, to ensure its ...
UK      15 - Employee ownership trust: A friendly way to sell an operation
             routeone - 14 Apr 2025
             Sale of 60% of its business to an employee ownership trust has worked well for South Wales coach operator Creigau Travel.
UK      16 - Engineering firm with more than 350 staff becomes employee-owned
             Caerphilly Observer - 17 Apr 2025
             A Bedwas-based engineering firm employing more than 350 staff has become one of the largest businesses in south Wales to become employee-owned.
UK      17 - Gilbert-Ash makes move to employee ownership trust
             Construction Management Magazine - 17 Apr 2025
             Hutchinson continued: “As an employee-owned company we have seen the benefits of improved loyalty, productivity and innovation from our people, and we ...
UK      18 - Red Blaze become employee owned company
             Conference News - 22 Apr 2025
             Full service agency, Red Blaze, have transitioned to an employee owned company, meaning that the employees now have a direct stake in the company ...
UK      19 - How to keep employees engaged in your employee-owned business
             TLT LLP - 23 Apr 2025
             ... (Partner in Telos Partners Ltd and Founder of J Gadd Associates) discusses the importance of employee engagement for employee-owned businesses.
UK      20 - Hines Pool & Spa Transitions Into An Employee-Owned Company
             Pool Magazine - 23 Apr 2025
             Hines Pool & Spa, a Pool & Spa announced to the pool and spa industry that it is now an employee-owned company.
UK      21 - South west bakery chain turns its workers into owners
             BBC - 24 Apr 2025
             Parsons Bakery chain, which opened its first shop in Clevedon, becomes employee-owned firm.
UK      22 - East Midlands digital agency unveils new leadership team and ownership structure
             East Midlands Business Link - 28 Apr 2025
             Several team members have also taken up share options, meaning the business is now 100% employee-owned. Steve Megson said: “These changes mark the ...
UK      23 - TH March Becomes Employee Owned
             Insurance Edge - 30 Apr 2025
             Jewellers shop insurance specialist TH March is becoming an employee owned entity -more details here
US      24 - What to know when your client is considering employee ownership
             Journal of Accountancy - 1 Apr 2025
             ... employee-owned business structure. HOW PREVALENT ARE ESOPs? Nearly 15 million people across about 6,600 companies are enrolled in ESOPs in the ...
US      25 - Employee ownership and taxes: Why firms are choosing ESOPs
             Journal of Accountancy - 1 Apr 2025
             ... Employee Ownership” explores how CPAs can advise clients interested in changing their company's ownership model. Employee stock ownership plans ...
US      26 - GreatLIFE announces transition to employee ownership
             SiouxFalls.Business - 3 Apr 2025
             April 3, 2025. GreatLIFE Golf & Fitness is becoming employee-owned. The business, which offers unlimited golf and fitness memberships, ...
US      27 - Patina Founders Sell Local Gift Store Chain After 32 Years
             Twin Cities Business - 5 Apr 2025
             The eight-store Twin Cities gift retailer will become employee owned with the former head of Illume as its new CEO.
US      28 - New Report Details Employee Ownership in Europe
             NCEO - 11 Apr 2025
             The Annual Economic Survey of Employee Share Ownership in European Countries, 2024 (PDF) from the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership shows that while the number of employee share plans has increased…
US      29 - Sorting, Incentive, and Investment Effects of Employee Stock Ownership
             Newswise - 23 Apr 2025
             Similarly, the Annual Economic Survey of European countries reports that 94 % of large European companies have employee share ownership, involving over seven million employee shareholders in the EU

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