Tomáš Demo for TREND: Buyers sometimes review a company’s contracts, finances, and ownership structure dating back as far as ten years

For most entrepreneurs, selling a business is one of the most significant transactions of their lives. However, many owners focus primarily on finding an investor or negotiating a price, and underestimate the importance of preparing the company for the sale itself. Yet it is precisely this thorough preparation of the company that often determines whether […]

ESOPs in Slovakia: Why Employee Stock Ownership Plans Often Don’t Work

Many companies today are looking for ways to retain top talent. Employee stock options or company shares are often presented as a suitable solution. However, practice shows that the motivations of employees and contractors are more complex than Silicon Valley presentations suggest. Peter Varga and Tomáš Demo discussed why many ESOPs in Slovakia face legal, […]