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Mark Gearing

Partner · Fieldfisher

EnglandTax, Employee Benefits

About

Partner in Fieldfisher's Tax and Structuring team in England who advises on the design, implementation and operation of executive and all-employee share and option plans for private and quoted companies. He provides legal and tax advice on equity-based remuneration (including employee benefit trusts), prepares and agrees share valuations with HM Revenue & Customs for tax-advantaged plans such as EMI and CSOP, advises inward-investing companies (particularly from the US) on UK and European incentives, and is part of the firm's Employee Ownership practice for employee buy-outs.

Practice areas

TaxEmployee BenefitsCorporate / M&AEmploymentEquity CompensationEmployee Ownership

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Expertise

Executive and all-employee share and option plansAIM-listed companiesStart-ups and high-growth private companiesEmployee benefit trustsShare valuations with HMRC for EMI and CSOPInward investment (particularly US companies) and UK/European incentivesEmployee ownership and employee buy-outs