Tag: Employee ownership
As M&A Activity Swells, ESOPs Emerge as a Potent New Player
With global merger & acquisition activity at record levels as first-half 2026 value surged to $2.8 trillion, middle market M&A...
Let’s Celebrate America’s Other Birthday Milestone: The 250th Anniversary of Employee Ownership
Happy birthday, America! Celebrations galore will mark our country’s 250th anniversary. Among the commemorations, companies and industries are creating timeline...
Who Says Unions and ESOPs Don’t Mingle?
Unionization is on the rise. So is participation in employee stock option plans, or ESOPs. What gives? Isn’t trade unionism...
Just Two Cheers for Patagonia’s Chouinard: Why Ignore an ESOP?
As a business advisor and outdoors enthusiast, I’ve long admired Yvon Chouinard. Protecting nature is one of four core values...
Communities Benefit When Employee-Owned Companies Make Them Their Homes
One of the key impacts of the pandemic and the societal events of the past two years has been the...