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Sam Taylor

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About

Sam is an associate in our Incentives team, advising on a broad range of UK and international share plan arrangements. He trained at Macfarlanes LLP in London.

His work has a particular focus on the structure and implementation of both non-qualified and tax-qualified share plans. He also advises management teams and has experience advising on the share scheme and incentives aspects of both listed-company and private M&A transactions.

Sam is a member of the Share Plan Lawyers Group.

Experience

  • EQT Partners: Instructed by EQT Partners to advise on the incentives aspects of their £2.2 billion take-private of Keywords Studios Limited, structured by way of scheme of arrangement.
  • Gooch & Housego PLC: Advising G&H on the ongoing £345m take-private by Arlington Capital Partners, structured by way of scheme of arrangement.
  • StirlingX: Supporting autonomous drone and data intelligence company StirlingX on their management incentive arrangements.
  • Octopus Group: Advising on the structuring of its intra-group incentive arrangements, including management incentivisation and restructuring existing incentive plans.
  • SPWOne: Instructed by a consortium on a £900 million acquisition and take-private of a FTSE 250 company.
  • FTSE 250 asset management company: Advising on the sale of its £7.5b AUM private equity business and the subsequent impact on its ongoing incentives structure.
  • Analysing and adapting the UK tax-approved and unapproved incentives arrangements for an AI-augmented planning platform.

Credentials

  • Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2022)

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