EFES PRESS REVIEW - JULY & AUGUST 2025


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A selection of 38 remarkable articles in 8 countries in July-August 2025: Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, UK, USA.
Belgium: New step for Easi, end of journey for Automation & Robotics.
Denmark: New tax facility for transferring businesses to employees.
France: Dream of cooperatives for business transfers to employees. In Great Britain, the largest toy store chain is taken over by an employee ownership trust.
Italy: The founders of British toy store chain The Entertainer are set to transfer their ownership to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) next month to secure the future of the business.
Netherlands: New step for employee share ownership at Brink.
Slovenia: On the way to the coopESOP.
UK: How is an EOT sale funded? This is a very common question founders ask. Unlike a trade sale or a management buyout, it’s not always clear where the money comes from to pay you in an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) sale.
How employee ownership trusts work. Understanding the dynamics of an employee-owned company.
Thanks to the Employee Ownership Trust formula, two new SMEs are transferred to their employees every day now. This time, among others, the cases of: SEO Works digital agency, RPM creative agency, Texel insurance broker, bluQube accountancy software, Clone Media, Tioga electronics manufacturer, Cheetham Hill Construction, David Spear commercial vehicles, The Entertainer toy store chain, Buttress Architects, Lucy & Yak clothing, HRI Munro Architecture.
USA: New business transfers through ESOPs or EOTs. Fifty years after 1974, Michigan launches $500.000 pilot program to help businesses become employee-owned.
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Une sélection de 38 articles remarquables dans 8 pays en juillet-août 2025: Belgique, Danemark, France, Italie, Pays-Bas, Slovénie, Royaume-Uni, États-Unis.
Belgique: Nouvelle étape pour Easi, fin de parcours pour Automation & Robotics.
Danemark: Nouvelle facilité fiscale pour la transmission d’entreprise aux salariés.
France: La coopérative pour la transmission d’entreprises aux salariés? En Grande Bretagne, la plus grande chaîne de magasins de jouets passe sous contrôle d’une fiducie d’actionnariat salarié.
Italie: Le roi du jouet britannique passe aux mains d’une fiducie d’actionnariat salarié.
Pays-Bas: Nouvelle étape pour l’actionnariat salarié chez Brink.
Slovénie: En route pour la coopESOP.
Royaume Uni: Comment on finance la vente à une fiducie d’actionnariat salarié? C'est une question très fréquente chez les vendeurs. Comment fonctionnent les fiducies d'actionnariat salarié?
Comprendre la dynamique d'une entreprise détenue par ses salariés.
Grâce à la formule de la Fiducie d'Actionnariat Salarié (Employee Ownership Trust), chaque jour deux nouvelles PME transférées aux salariés en Grande Bretagne. Ce mois-ci entre autres les cas de: SEO Works digital agency, RPM creative agency, Texel insurance broker, bluQube accountancy software, Clone Media, Tioga electronics manufacturer, Cheetham Hill Construction, David Spear commercial vehicles, The Entertainer toy store chain, Buttress Architects, Lucy & Yak clothing, HRI Munro Architecture.
USA: Nouveaux transferts d’entreprises aux salariés sous forme de plans ESOP ou EOT. Cinquante ans après 1974, le Michigan lance un plan pilote (pas dans l’avion) à 500.000$ pour aider les entreprises à passer à l’actionnariat salarié.
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Nuestar seleccion propone 38 artículos destacados en 8 países en julio-agosto de 2025: Bélgica, Dinamarca, Francia, Italia, Países Bajos, Eslovenia, Reino Unido, EE.UU.
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  Eine Auswahl von 38 bemerkenswerten Artikeln in 8 Ländern im Juli-August 2025: Belgien, Dänemark, Frankreich, Italien, Niederlande, Slowenien, Großbritannien, USA.
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  38 articoli selezionati per luglio-agosto 2025 in 8 Stati:
Belgio, Danimarca, Francia, Italia, Paesi Bassi, Slovenia, Regno Unito, Stati Uniti.
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V cervenci až srpnu 2025 máme výběr 38 pozoruhodných článků ve 8 zemích: Belgie, Dánsko, Francie, Itálie, Nizozemsko, Slovinsko, Spojené království, USA.
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2025 július-augusztusban hónapban 38 figyelemre méltó cikket találtunk 8 országból: Belgium, Dánia, Franciaország, Olaszország, Hollandia, Szlovénia, Egyesült Királyság, USA.
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Mamy wybór 38 niezwyklych artykulów w 8 krajach w lipcu-sierpniu 2025: Belgia, Dania, Francja, Wlochy, Holandia, Slowenia, Wielka Brytania, USA.
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Een selectie van 38 opmerkelijke artikelen in 8 landen in juli-augustus 2025: België, Denemarken, Frankrijk, Italië, Nederland, Slovenië, VK, VS.
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Ett urval av 38 anmärkningsvärda artiklar i 8 länder i juli-augusti 2025: Belgien, Danmark, Frankrike, Italien, Nederländerna, Slovenien, Storbritannien, USA.
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BE      1 - Bijna een vierde van hun werknemers zijn ook aandeelhouder: "Motor voor betrokkenheid"
             Made in - 7 July 2025
             Dit jaar mocht Easi maar liefst 23 nieuwe aandeelhouders uit de medewerkersrangen verwelkomen.
BE      2 - Le wallon A&R et son actionnariat salarié rachetés par le leader mondial de l’optique
              L'Echo - 4 Aug 2025
             L'entreprise verviétoise Automation & Robotics passe entre les mains d'EssilorLuxottica. Une opportunité dans un marché en consolidation.
DA      3 - Nemmere for medarbejdere at overtage ejerskabet af virksomheder
             BygTek.dk - 2 July 2025
             Regeringen har præsenteret et lovforslag, som skal gøre det muligt for virksomhedsejere at overdrage deres virksomhed til medarbejderne - UDEN at
FR      4 - L’actionnariat salarié, un engagement qui s’ancre durablement
             GlobeNewswire - 2 July 2025
             L'ACTIONNARIAT SALARIÉ, UN ENGAGEMENT QUI S'ANCRE DURABLEMENT Pour la quatrième année d'affilée, le plan d’actionnariat salarié de Renault Group établit un nouveau record
FR      5 - Eres - Des PME au SBF120, l'actionnariat salarié continue de séduire
             PATRIMOINE24 - 10 July 2025
             ... (Fédération Européenne de l'Actionnariat Salarié). L'analyse ne porte que sur les opérations d'actionnariat salarié « collectives » (proposées à l ...
FR      6 - Les Scop, une réponse aux défis de la transmission d’entreprises et de la réindustrialisation
             Banque des territoires - 29 July 2025
             Localtis : Dans un rapport récemment publié, le député Michel Castellani appelle à miser sur les nombreux atouts du modèle coopératif pour faire face à deux...
FR      7 - Les fondateurs de The Entertainer cèdent le contrôle du leader britannique du jouet à ses employés
             Zonebourse - 11 Aug 2025
             Les fondateurs de la plus grande chaîne de magasins de jouets du Royaume-Uni, The Entertainer, ont annoncé lundi qu'ils allaient céder le contrôle de...
IT       8 - Partecipazione all'azionariato dei dipendenti
             CSSPD.it - 17 July 2025
             La Federazione Europea dell'Azionariato dei Dipendenti (EFES) ha pubblicato il suo Rapporto Annuale 2024, nell’ambito del cambiamento di paradigma nell'azionariato dei dipendenti a livello europeo.
IT      9 - Il re dei giocattoli del Regno Unito cede la proprietà della sua catena da 160 negozi ai dipendenti
             Milano Finanza 11 Aug 2025
             Secondo quanto riportato dalla Bbc, con il passaggio della proprietà a un fondo fiduciario condiviso, i lavoratori avranno diritto a una quota degli utili...
NL      10 - Brink gaat nieuwe fase in met nieuwe directie en medewerkersparticipatie
             Consultancy.nl - 22 July 2025
             Advies- en managementbureau Brink heeft een nieuwe directie, bestaande uit het drietal Peter Timmermans, Gerard van Dijk en Janneke Koeleman.
SI      11 - Z delavsko zadrugo do večje odpornosti v krizi
             Delo.si - 5 July 2025
             Zaposleni svojega lastniškega deleža ne morejo prodati v času zaposlitve, ko pa družbo zapustijo, dobijo delež izplačan.
SI      12 - Mesec: Država je najverjetneje pred drugim največjim prenosom lastništva v zadnjih 30 letih
             rtvslo.si - 23 July 2025
             Vlada je na tokratni seji sprejela predlog zakona o lastniški zadrugi delavcev, s katerim želi sistemsko urediti vključevanje delavcev v lastništvo podjetij...
UK      13 - Sheffield's SEO Works Becomes Employee-Owned Through EOT Transition
             BusinessMole - 1 July 2025
             Award-winning digital agency The SEO Works has officially become an employee-owned business following a strategic handover from its founding ...
UK      14 - How employee ownership trusts work
             Think Business - 4 July 2025
             ... employee-owned. Under the EOT model, employees don't own shares directly in the company, rather a controlling interest in the company is ...
UK      15 - RPM Transitions to Employee Ownership
             lbbonline.com - 9 July 2025
             “After more than three decades as an independent agency, becoming employee-owned feels like the right next step,” said Dom Robertson, managing ...
UK      16 - Texel completes transition to full employee ownership
             Global Trade Review - 8 July 2025
             Credit and political risk insurance broker Texel Group has completed its transition to 100% employee ownership.
UK      17 - Accountancy software specialist becomes employee owned
             The Business Desk - 14 July 2025
             Software firm becomes employee owned as it gears up for its next phase of growth ... Accountancy software provider bluQube has become the latest South ...
UK      18 - Number of employee-owned firms in Wales exceeds government target
             Business Live - 16 July 2025
             There are now 95 employee-owned businesses exceeding the Cardiff Bay administration's programme for government commitment to double the number in ...
UK      19 - Yorkshire firm The SEO Works moves to Employee Ownership Trust
             Business Live - 18 July 2025
             ... Employee Owned Trust (Image: PA). Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Yorkshire & Humber - a daily bulletin of the stories you need to ...
UK      20 - John Lewis weighs reinstatement of prized staff bonus
             Financial Times - 20 July 2025
             Employee-owned retail group says workers in line for payout if it beats £200mn profit target.
UK      21 - Basingstoke marketing agency becomes employee-owned
             Basingstoke Gazette - 27 July 2025
             ... employee-owned, giving every member of staff a stake in the business. Basingstoke-based Clone Media made the switch to an Employee Owned Trust ...
UK      22 - How is an EOT sale funded?
             Go EO - 30 July 2025
             This is a very common question founders ask. Unlike a trade sale or a management buyout, it’s not always clear where the money comes from to pay you in an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) sale.
UK      23 - Catherine Atkinson MP visits Tioga Limited and sister company SIXIS …
             Derbyshire Times - 4 Aug 2025
             Catherine also met with production staff, engineers, and employee representatives to hear their perspectives on working within an employee-owned ...
UK      24 - Boom in employee ownership continues with latest construction firm transition
             Construction Wave - 7 Aug 2025
             Established nearly 60 years ago, CHC's transition secures its future as an independent, employee-owned business. The move fulfills a long-term ...
UK      25 - Commercial vehicle dealer David Spear becomes majority-owned by its staff
             Business Live - 7 Aug 2025
             Acquisition deals involving employee owned trusts are capital gains tax exempted. READ NEXT: FiftyPlus Longevity centre to be launched in Whitley ...
UK      26 - One of UK's biggest toy chains set to become employee-owned
             The Independent - 11 Aug 2025
             ... employee-owned”. “We're seeing a growing trend for retailers making the move to employee ownership alongside calls to help save the high street ...
UK      27 - The Entertainer to become employee-owned
             Retail Gazette - 11 Aug 2025
             The Entertainer to become employee-owned ... The founders of toy store chain The Entertainer are set to transfer their ownership to an Employee ...
UK       28 - Lucy & Yak transitions to employee ownership
             Retail Bulletin - 13 Aug 2025
             Earlier this week, toy retailer The Entertainer announced that it was to become employee owned. Facebook X LinkedIn Mastodon WhatsApp Share ...
UK      29 - Architecture practice strengthens its foundations by becoming employee-owned
             The Business Desk - 14 Aug 2025
             MD, Gavin Sorby, said: “Becoming employee-owned is a natural extension of our purpose. It empowers our team, strengthens our independence, and ...
UK      30 - Highland architectural practice transitions to employee ownership
             Scottish Construction Now - 18 Aug 2025
             HRI Munro Architecture, a long-established architectural practice based in the Highlands, is transitioning to an employee owned trust (EOT), ...
UK      31 - Understanding the dynamics of an employee-owned company
             The HR Director - 21 Aug 2025
             Employee ownership is on the rise in the UK. With over 1800 employee-owned businesses now operating across sectors as diverse as manufacturing, ...
UK      32 - Tax benefit should not be reason for selling business to employees
             FT Adviser - 21 Aug 2025
             Employee owned trusts allow advisers to sell their businesses capital gains tax free but there are risks, said Mark Cunningham, partner at Blick ...
US      33 - Michigan launching pilot program to help businesses become employee-owned
             Crain's Detroit Business - 8 July 2025
             Michigan is launching a $500000 pilot program to expand the number of employee-owned companies to help address owner retirements and succession ...
US      34 - Beck Suppliers, Friendship Officially 100% Employee-Owned
             CStore Decisions - 22 July 2025
             ... employee-owned through the establishment of an ESOP after 75 years of being family-owned. The move ensures that the future of Beck — and its ...
US      35 - From Family-Owned to Employee-Owned: A Machinery Manufacturer's 100-Year Journey
             Manufacturing.net - 6 Aug 2025
             ... employee-owned company. Nolan Beilstein (NB): What led to Sentry's transition to an employee-owned company? Brian Baker (BB): Sentry Equipment was ...
US      36 - Metro Services Group Initiates Employee Ownership Transition
             Morningstar - 11 Aug 2025
             Metro joins a respected group of employee-owned companies, following best practices modeled by organizations like Recology, Skyline Construction, and ...
US      37 - The state of play for employee share ownership
             Harvard Business School - 19 Aug 2025
             ... Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing for the past sixteen years. We ... After 1974, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, widely known as the ...
US      38 - Consumer Direct Holdings, Inc. Announces New Employee Ownership Trust (EOT …
             Business Wire - 22 Aug 2025
              CDCN is Certified Employee Owned, with more than 30% of the company dedicated to employee ownership. Across the country, more than 135,000 CDCN ...

 

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