Has anyone given equity to key employees/advisors in an acquisition/expansion?
Was it Restricted Stock or Options? or something else


Is the only real difference the tax implications in RS vs Options?

(using C Corp)


Vesting schedules similar to startup or shorter?
anyone use creative Time + Performance (hybrid) based vesting structures?

Anyone know of good books on this topic? (creative equity comp)

A retired director from my target is advising me closely and has been invaluable to me. The target is a spinoff of a public company and some advisors are in Europe and abroad.


Thanks!