EFES PRESS REVIEW - SEPTEMBER 2025

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A selection of 26 remarkable articles in 7 countries in September 2025: Canada, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, UK, USA.
Canada: Employee Ownership Trusts are the simplest way of transitioning ownership. The number of EOTs is increasing.
Czechia: Still focusing on stock options for startups. The ultimate new legislation will finally be in force in 2026.
Germany: The same startup lobby at work.
Spain: New employee share plan for Ebro Foods.
France: New successful employee share plans for Suez Group, for Veolia, for Adeo. The number of business transfers remains low compared to neighboring countries. A historic milestone in Paris.
UK: Around one hundred new business transfers to employees every two months. 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: Hiyield Hands Digital Studio, The Software Bureau, Peak Retreats Ski Specialist, Hallam Marketing Agency, Kinetic Demolition, Golley Slater Marketing.
There are now nearly 2,500 employee-owned businesses in the UK, with 560 new transitions in 2024.
Misconceptions about selling your business to your employees.
USA: Also in the USA, Employee ownership trusts (EOTs) are an increasingly common way for sellers of closely held companies to transition out of ownership.
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Une sélection de 26 articles remarquables dans 7 pays en septembre 2025: Canada, Tchéquie, Allemagne, Espagne, France, Royaume-Uni, États-Unis.
Canada: La Fiducie d’Actionnariat Salarié est la formule la plus simple pour les transmissions d’entreprises. Le nombre de fiducies augmente.
Tchéquie: Obstinément focalisée sur les stock options pour les startups. La dernière nouvelle législation doit finalement entrere en vigueur en 2026.
Allemagne: Ici aussi le lobby des startups est à la manoeuvre.
Espagne: Nouveau plan d’actionnariat salarié pour Ebro Foods.
France: Nouveaux succès des plans d’actionnariat salarié pour le Groupe Suez, pour Veolia, pour Adeo. Le nombre de transmissions d’entreprises reste faible comparé aux pays voisins. Un cap historique franchi à Paris.
Royaume Uni: Environ cent nouvelles transmissions d’entreprises aux salariés tous les deux mois.
Grâce à la formule de la Fiducie d'Actionnariat Salarié, chaque jour deux nouvelles PME transférées aux salariés en Grande Bretagne. Ce mois-ci entre autres les cas de: Hiyield Hands Digital Studio, The Software Bureau, Peak Retreats Ski Specialist, Hallam Marketing Agency, Kinetic Demolition, Golley Slater Marketing.
Il existe désormais près de 2.500 entreprises détenues par leurs salariés au Royaume-Uni, avec 560 nouvelles transitions en 2024. Les idées fausses sur la vente de votre entreprise à vos employés.
USA: Aux États-Unis aussi, les fiducies d’actionnariat salarié sont un moyen de plus en plus courant pour les transmissions d’entreprises.
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Nuestar seleccion propone 26 artículos destacados en 7 países en septiembre de 2025: Canadá, Chequia, Alemania, España, Francia, Reino Unido, EE.UU.
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Eine Auswahl von 26 bemerkenswerten Artikeln in 7 Ländern im September 2025: Kanada, Tschechien, Deutschland, Spanien, Frankreich, Großbritannien, USA.
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  26 articoli selezionati per settembre 2025 in 7 Stati: Canada, Repubblica Ceca, Germania, Spagna, Francia, Regno Unito, Stati Uniti.
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V zárí 2025 máme výběr 38 pozoruhodných článků ve 8 zemích: Kanada, Cesko, Nemecko, Španelsko, Francie, Spojené království, USA.
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2025 szeptemberében hónapban 38 figyelemre méltó cikket találtunk 8 országból: Kanada, Csehország, Németország, Spanyolország, Franciaország, Egyesült Királyság, USA.
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Mamy wybór 38 niezwyklych artykulów w 8 krajach we wrzesniu 2025 r.: Kanada, Czechy, Niemcy, Hiszpania, Francja, Wielka Brytania, USA.
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Een selectie van 26 opmerkelijke artikelen in 7 landen in september 2025: Canada, Tsjechië, Duitsland, Spanje, Frankrijk, VK, VS.
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Ett urval av 26 anmärkningsvärda artiklar i 7 länder iseptember 2025: Kanada, Tjeckien, Tyskland, Spanien, Frankrike, Storbritannien, USA.
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CA      1 - Taproot became Canada’s largest employee-owned trust with 750 workers
                   Social Capital Partners - 2 Sept 2025
                   “This employee ownership trust is the simplest way of transitioning ownership,” said Taproot’s chief executive Mike Fotheringham,…
CA      2 - Budget 2025 should bolster employee ownership to strengthen Canada's economy
                   Canadian Dimension - 30 Sept 2025
                   Evidence from the UK shows employee-owned businesses are far less likely—by a factor of five—to lay off their staff over a three-year span than ...
CZ      3 - Nová éra zaměstnaneckých akcií v ČR: jak se mění pravidla?
                   Průvodce podnikáním | ČSOB - 11 Sept 2025
                   Obsah Co jsou to zaměstnanecké akcie? Zaměstnanecké akcie v ČR: přehled právních úprav Jaké podmínky musí firma splnit, aby mohla zavést ESOP v roce 2026?
CZ      4 - Česká novela ESOP míří správným směrem, ale start-upům zatím nestačí
                   Ekonom.cz - 25 Sept 2025
                   Nová legislativa zaměstnaneckých akcií (ESOP) má pomoci českým start-upům přiblížit se mezinárodním standardům. V dosavadní praxi zaměstnanec odvádí daň ze...
DE      5 - Bitkom Startup-Report: Mitarbeiterbeteiligung im Fokus
                   Munich Startup - 29 Sept 2025
                   Fast alle deutschen Startups öffnen sich für Modelle der Mitarbeiterbeteiligung. Laut dem „Startup-Report 2025“ des Digitalverbands Bitkom nutzen ...
ES      6 - Ebro Foods aprueba un plan de entrega de acciones para empleados en 2025
                   The Officer - 25 Sept 2025
                   El Consejo de Administración aprueba un plan voluntario que permite a empleados percibir parte de su salario en acciones.
FR      7 - « Go SUEZ 2025 » : un nouveau succès pour le second plan d’actionnariat salarié du Groupe SUEZ
                   SUEZ Group - 4 Sept 2025
                   Lancé le 1er juillet dernier, le second plan d'actionnariat salarié du Groupe SUEZ en tant qu'entreprise non cotée « Go SUEZ 2025 », a connu un franc succès...
FR      8 - Sygmatel adopte l’actionnariat salarié : un cap historique franchi avec Equalis Capital
                   CarnetdeBord - 5 Sept 2025
                   100 fonds créés. 100 PME et ETI embarquées. Et surtout, des milliers de salariés désormais co-actionnaires de leur boîte. Equalis Capital vient de frapper...
FR      9 - Inquiétude sur les cession-transmissions
                   La Gazette France - 8 Sept 2025
                   Le nombre de cession-transmissions d'entreprises est resté stable en 2024, d'après Bercy. Le niveau, faible au regard de la perspective des 500 000...
FR      10 - Actionnariat salarié Veolia : participation record qui renforce le statut de premier actionnaire des salariés
                   Business Wire - 16 Sept 2025
                   Regulatory News: Ouverte à environ 190 000 salariés présents dans 56 pays, l'opération Sequoia 2025 a été souscrite par plus de 85 000 collaborateurs,...
FR      11 - ADEO (ex-Leroy Merlin) lance ALL ADEO
                   ADEO - 19 Sept 2025
                   ADEO (ex-Leroy Merlin) lance ALL ADEO, un nouveau dispositif mondial de partage de la valeur, permettant à ses 115 000 collaborateurs de devenir actionnaires.
FR      12 - Les Laboratoires Pierre Fabre célèbrent 20 ans d’actionnariat salarié avec le plan Ruscus
                   Entreprises Occitanie - 19 Sept 2025
                   Vingt ans après son lancement, le plan Ruscus, dispositif d'actionnariat salarié imaginé par Pierre Fabre en 2005, réunit aujourd'hui 6 625 collaborateurs...
UK      13 - Cornwall's Hiyield Hands Majority Ownership to Employees in Bold People
                   Cornish Stuff - 2 Sept 2025
                   Cornwall-based digital product studio Hiyield has officially become 80% employee-owned, giving its team a direct stake in the company's future.
UK      14 - Dispelling misconceptions about selling your business to your employees
                   Rm² - 2 Sept 2025
                   Since the Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) was introduced in 2014, RM2 has supported many owners seeking to transition their business to employee ownership, typically via an Employee Ownership Trust [EOT]…
UK      15 - Software Bureau 'secures future' to be employee owned
                   Decision Marketing - 4 Sept 2025
                   Software Bureau 'secures future' to be employee owned. Founded in 1998, the data-driven marketing specialist firm wants to stay nimble.
UK      16 - Peak Retreats Becomes First Employee-owned Ski Company in the UK
                   InTheSnow - 4 Sept 2025
                   ... employee-owned. “This puts Peak Retreats' passionate, experienced and dedicated team at the heart of the business, allowing them to develop ...
UK      17 - John Lewis losses nearly triple to £88m
                   BBC - 11 Sept 2025
                   The employee-owned company, whose shops include the John Lewis department stores and Waitrose, said losses before tax and exceptional costs ...
UK      18 - Nottingham-based B Corp agency moves to employee ownership
                   BusinessCloud - 15 Sept 2025
                   Hallam becomes 100% employee-owned ... Nottingham digital agency Hallam has transferred 100% of its equity into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The ...
UK      19 - Kinetic Demolition moves to employee ownership | Scottish Construction Now
                   Scottish Construction Now - 22 Sept 2025
                   Specialist demolition contractor Kinetic Demolition has taken a major step forward in its growth journey by becoming an employee-owned company, ...
UK      20 - Wales' largest communications agency becomes employee owned
                   Nation.Cymru - 24 Sept 2025
                   ... employee-owned business. This significant move sees the company, which has offices in Cardiff, Leeds, Cirencester and London, held in trust for ...
UK      21 - Free employee shares make a perk of collective ownership
                   Financial Times - 28 Sept 2025
                   There are now nearly 2,500 employee-owned businesses in the UK, with 560 new transitions in 2024, according to the EOA. Still, sceptics question ...
US      22 - Using an Employee Ownership Trust for Business Transition
                   National Center for Employee Ownership - 15 Sept 2025
                   Also in the USA, Employee ownership trusts (EOTs) are an increasingly common way for sellers of closely held companies to transition out of ownership.
US      23 - Granite Countertop Warehouse Announces Transition to 100% Employee Ownership Through ESOP
                   EIN Presswire - 23 Sept 2025
                   Granite Countertop Warehouse becomes 100% employee-owned, securing its future and ensuring every customer is served by an owner.
US      24 - Don't Rage Against the Machines—Own Them
                   American Compass - 24 Sept 2025
                   That legislation created the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) ... Employee Ownership demonstrate that employee owners possess over twice ...
US      25 - ESOPs Are Back In The Spotlight— What Advisors Need To Know In 2025
                   Forbes - 26 Aug 2025
                   The tax benefits are particularly attractive for C-corporations. Sellers of C-Corporation stock to an ESOP may defer capital gains under Internal ...
US      26 - ESOPs: Renewed Relevance In 2025
                   FA Mag - 27 Aug 2025
                   ... ESOP. S-corporations, meanwhile, benefit from income tax exemptions under Section 512. From an estate planning standpoint, ESOP transactions can ...

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