Exploring Unique Alternatives to a Traditional ESOP Structure

KSM’s Mark Flinchum and Andy Manchir with the firm’s ESOP Services Group joined the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) for a webinar presentation on unique alternatives to a traditional ESOP structure. This webinar discussion covered accounting treatment and other implications of often overlooked alternatives to a traditional leveraged ESOP deal structure.

Specific topics included:

• A review of the various options for creating a non-leveraged ESOP structure
• Alternative structures for C corporations including the use of preferred shares
• How change of control could impact the balance sheet presentation
• How inside loan structures can be used to meet different company objectives

This webinar, “Exploring Unique Alternatives to a Traditional ESOP Structure,” was presented in partnership with the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) on May 4, 2021 as part of the NCEO’s Employee Ownership Compass virtual learning series.