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ESOP Structuring & Advisory
ESOP scheme design, documentation, and compliance for private and listed companies in India.
Overview
A well-designed ESOP aligns employee and shareholder interests, retains key talent, and provides tax-efficient compensation. Corpus Juris Legal structures ESOP schemes for private companies, pre-IPO stage companies, and listed entities under SEBI regulations — covering everything from scheme rules to exercise documentation and buyback mechanics.
Key Service Components
- ◆ESOP scheme design and trust structure
- ◆ESOP plan rules and grant letters
- ◆SEBI SBEB Regulations for listed companies
- ◆Tax advisory for ESOP participants
- ◆Buyback and liquidity event ESOP management
- ◆ESOP in M&A and acquisition transactions
- ◆Cross-border ESOP for India subsidiaries of foreign companies
- ◆ESOP vesting and acceleration provisions
Why This Matters for Your Business
Poorly designed ESOPs create tax surprises for employees, compliance issues for companies, and disputes at liquidity events. The documentation matters as much as the commercial design.
Our Approach
We design ESOPs that participants actually understand and value — and that work cleanly at exercise, buyback, and exit.
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