Putting a square peg into a round hole. Using a hammer when you need a screwdriver. Is it possible that your ownership transition program could be enhanced simply by using better tools for the job? This session will serve as a primer to develop your first ownership transition plan or to re-calibrate and enhance your current ownership transition plan. We will spend a little time exploring a lot of ownership transition tools with the goal of being able to navigate through the alternatives and build an ownership program that works for your firm.

Learning Objectives

• Understand and develop questions to ask key stakeholders (Board, shareholders, future shareholders) and advisors to determine goals and objectives of ownership transition.
• Define (at least ten) various equity-based alternatives and understand which are the right (and wrong) tools for your firm.
• Learn strategies to provide ownership through compensation.