Mishcon de Reya LLP
The ‘great team of expert share plan lawyers’ at Mishcon de Reya LLP is well placed to advise listed companies, financial services organisations and private companies on bespoke incentive structures, personal compensation packages for senior executives and contentious incentive issues. The group regularly handles take-private transactions for private equity firms. ’Stand out advisor’ Stephen Diosi frequently advises entrepreneurs on bespoke incentive structuring for high value and growing enterprises. Geoff Dragon, who joined the team in January 2023, is frequently sought out by start-up and scaling technology companies. Non-lawyer partner Liz Hunter joined the team in August 2023 from KPMG, she is well-regarded for her knowledge of equity reward planning. The practice also benefits from the expertise of Sakhee Ganatra who has a ‘rich background of experience working with multiple private equity houses’. Neil Sharpe departed in January 2023.
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‘Good team work and commercial approach - don't get stuck in the details’
‘Stephen Diosi is particularly strong - leads from the front and very commercial.’
‘Stephen Diosi and Sakhee Ganatra are both a pleasure to deal with. They are really pleasant and truly know their stuff.’
- 'Stephen Diosi and Sakhee Ganatra are both great employment benefits practitioners.’
‘They have assembled a great team of expert share plan lawyers with a track record of working with a variety of both public and listed clients.’
‘Stephen Diosi has a wealth of experience and knowledge and is a stand out advisor in the share plans field.'
'Sakhee Ganatra has a rich background of experience working with multiple private equity houses.’
Key clients
- Robert Walters plc
- Freetrade Limited
- Keyword Studios plc
- OpenPayd Holdings Limited
- GAN Limited
- Kindred Group plc
- ADC Therapeutics SA
- IXM SA
- Axomic Ltd
- Leonardo DRS Inc
Work highlights
- Advised Robert Walters on the operation of their employee share plans and the design and implementation of a new long term incentive plan.
- Advised Kindred on the design, implementation and launch of a new Global Option Plan for its executive management in the UK and Sweden.
- Advised GAN Limited on the design and implementation of a new global share purchase plan.
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Stephen is a Partner in the Employment department and leads the Incentives team. He has significant experience advising on the strategy, design, implementation and compliance of UK and global employee incentive arrangements including long term incentive plans, all-employee share plans, HMRC tax-advantaged plans, management incentive plans and growth share and joint ownership plans. Stephen also advises on all related corporate, tax and trusts aspects, corporate governance issues, disclosure of directors' remuneration and share dealing regulations. In addition, Stephen works with companies on the impact corporate actions have on their incentive arrangements and has acted on many public takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, public to private transactions, initial public offerings, capital raising activities and private equity deals. He works with a wide range of businesses across several industry sectors including financial services, natural resources, entertainment, aerospace and transport. He acts for companies that are listed on the London Stock Exchange, AIM and overseas exchanges, together with private equity houses, private companies and owner-managed businesses.
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Stephen Diosi