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Paul Abthorpe

Paul is a Senior Associate and has a broad range of experience supporting listed and private businesses on their executive and all-employee incentive arrangements, both in the UK and internationally. He advises in relation to the design, implementation and operation of incentives taking into account tax, legal and governance requirements. He has in-depth experience of supporting fast growth tech companies in relation to their incentive arrangements, including as they prepare for a sale or IPO. He is also a senior member of the team that focusses on our very successful target Japanese market, having a number of Japanese clients. Paul trained and qualified with international law firm Pinsent Masons before spending 8 years working in the Reward practice of PwC. He was also on in-house secondment at a FTSE 100 company where he was involved in the grant and vesting of share plan awards to a global employee population. Paul leads on clients such as Drax, HSBC and RELX. · Tapestry Compliance

EnglandCompensation & Benefits, Equity Incentives

About

Senior Associate at Tapestry Compliance specialising in employee share schemes and incentive arrangements for listed and private companies in the UK and internationally. He has particular experience advising fast-growth tech companies on IPO/sale preparations and works with a number of Japanese clients; he trained at Pinsent Masons, spent eight years in PwC's Reward practice and completed an in-house secondment at a FTSE 100 company, and leads on clients including Drax, HSBC and RELX.

Practice areas

Compensation & BenefitsEquity IncentivesEmployee Share SchemesInternational

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Expertise

Employee share and executive/employee incentive arrangementsFast-growth technology companies (IPO/sale readiness)Japanese market / Japanese clientsAdvising listed and private companies, including FTSE 100 experience