Nicky Griffin

Solicitor, Pinsent Masons

Nicky is a senior practice development lawyer as Pinsent Masons. She qualified with a Magic Circle firm in 1993 and specialises in employee incentives and executive remuneration, working with a board range of clients from FTSE 100 companies to small owner-managed businesses.

Nicky has been a practice development/knowledge lawyer since 2007, prior to that she was a partner and head of the share plans team at Olswang (now part of CMS). She has been ranked as a leading lawyer in share plans in the main legal directories and noted for her work on corporate governance and executive remuneration.

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Share incentives in quoted companies—takeovers by scheme of arrangement

Practice notes

The purpose of this Practice Note is to explain the key issues to consider when advising on awards over shares in a quoted company that is the target of a takeover by way of a scheme of arrangement. It outlines the process involved in a scheme of arrangement and provides practical guidance on the share plans issues that are specific to both the scheme of arrangement process and key documentation. It also details some important differences in the treatment of share incentives depending on whether the takeover is by way of a cash scheme of arrangement or a share-for-share scheme of arrangement. This Practice Note is produced in partnership with Sarah Ferguson of Bird & Bird and Nicky Griffin of Pinsent Masons.

Share Incentives