Paula Holland
Cooley (UK) LLPPaula Holland is experienced in advising on the full gamut of employee share scheme matters, and oversees Cooley (UK) LLP‘s share scheme offering. Executive compensation, equity incentives and complex share schemes are all areas of expertise of the team, which advises on implementation matters, employee benefit trusts and remuneration policies; the latter is an area of focus of Bethan Chalmers. The ’fantastic’ Jia Xie is a key name to note, and Nicola Squire advises on share scheme and incentive-related aspects of IPOs, M&A and SPACs, among other corporate transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Paula Holland and Bethan Chalmers work really well together. They are able to give calm and consistent advice. We really appreciate their assistance.’
‘The team works very well together, and they work well with other disciplines within the firm. The partners clearly know each other, are trusting of each other and are supportive of opinions and ideas that come forward through the process of working on matters and problems.'
‘The individuals we work with are incredibly prompt. They are the utmost professionals yet incredibly approachable. They work fast and deliver on their promises, and importantly their work is impeccable.’
‘Exceptionally attentive and proactive. They work hard to explore the simplest and most pragmatic outcomes to any dimension of the tasks we need solved. Always explain with great clarity. Simply great. ’
‘The share schemes team are available whenever I need them and make all my queries simple and straightforward. I've dealt with a few of the team and the service levels never drop and the responses are always timely and well thought-out.'
'The major strength I've noticed is their ability to tailor responses to my needs. It's never a one size fits all response - it considers my company, my sector and our company culture.’
‘I've worked most closely with Jia Xie and she's been fantastic. I appreciate her brevity most of all. She keeps things simple and to the point, respecting my time and giving me the answers I need.’
‘Huge amount of professional experience and knowledge. They demonstrate their care and passion for looking after clients and building great working relationships which clients can rely on at all times. Special mention to Nicola Squire.’
Key clients
- Amryt Pharma
- Luna Innovations
- CovertSwarm Limited
- Acorns Grow
- Endava plc
- Allergy Therapeutics
- Sky Mavis Pte. Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised Amryt Pharma on its $1.48bn acquisition by Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
- Advised Luna Innovations on its acquisition of Silixa Limited.
- Advised CovertSwarm on its sale to Beech Tree Private Equity.
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