EO+
EOTs aren’t right for every company. Some owners want to sell in stages. Some want employees to buy in directly. Some want to keep control while still sharing the upside. EO+ is our set of services for building and running these other structures: share purchase plans, stock options, synthetic equity, management buyouts, and hybrid structures.
EO+ lets us build the structure that fits your company, goals, and appetite for change.
Employees purchase shares directly, often financed through payroll deduction, company loans, or bonus conversion.
Stock options let employees earn the right to acquire ownership over time, often layered onto an existing compensation structure.
An MBO concentrates ownership in the hands of the management team who will run the company day to day.
Phantom stock, stock appreciation rights, and other synthetic equity plans let employees participate in the company's growth in value without holding actual shares.
Most companies don't fit neatly into a single structure. We regularly combine plans, such as pairing an MBO with synthetic equity for leadership, layering stock options on top of a share purchase plan, or phasing a company from an ESOP toward a future EOT, so the structure evolves as your ownership goals and your business do.
