The Government introduced Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) back in the 2014 Finance Act to encourage more shareholders to transfer shares to a corporate structure (like the John Lewis model) which offered indirect employees share ownership.
If you are at the stage where you’re considering your succession planning or possible exit options, and company culture and employees are a top priority, it may be worth considering a Management Buyout (MBO) or an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).
There is no doubt about it that a trade sale will, by and large, generate a larger consideration than other exit opportunities, and the reason is mostly related to the usual obvious synergies in a trade sale, either a vertical buyer or a horizontal one.
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