Nathan O’Connor
Managing Director
Reporting
We provide companies of all sizes with financial reporting services for stock-based compensation.
Valuation
Get fair value measurement and modeling for all sorts of equity-based awards and securities, whether business as usual or special circumstances.
Complex Securities Valuation
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Our HR advisory services provide the insight you need to improve program design, grant more equity, and tell a cleaner story in your proxy and financial statements.
CEO Pay Ratio
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In 2022, the SEC released its long-awaited pay vs. performance disclosure rule, which became effective nearly immediately.
Among other things, Item 402(v) requires companies to produce a proxy table reflecting interim fair value measurements on all outstanding unvested and in-period vesting awards. This includes awards requiring complex modeling, like market condition awards and stock options. Companies will need to track year-over-year fair value changes, compensation amounts across potentially changing groups of named executive officers, total shareholder returns (TSRs) across potentially changing peer groups, and more.
We can help you calculate the fair value of all outstanding unvested and in-period vesting awards.
We do the following to help you prepare for the requirement:
The PvP disclosure is an amalgamation of realizable and realized pay, and the required disclosure will easily rank as the most complex one in the proxy. It stands in contrast…
In 2022, the SEC released its long-awaited pay vs. performance disclosure rule, which became effective nearly immediately. Item 402(v) requires companies to: Produce a proxy table containing a new measure…
Use this checklist to help you prepare for disclosure under the SEC’s new pay vs. performance rule.
Managing Director
Nathan O’Connor is a Managing Director at Equity Methods, a consultancy that helps hundreds of public and private companies model, value and account for equity compensation and other complex securities.…
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President & CEO
“It’s an honor to serve our clients. And one way to honor them is to make it easy to work with us.” Takis Makridis is responsible for the strategy, service…
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Managing Director, Valuation & HR Advisory Services
President & CEO
Managing Director, Valuation & HR Advisory Services
Manager, Valuation & HR Advisory Services
Managing Director, Valuation & HR Advisory Services
Nathan O’Connor is a Managing Director at Equity Methods, a consultancy that helps hundreds of public and private companies model, value and account for equity compensation and other complex securities.…
Read moreHighlights from the 26th Annual NASPP Conference
Tricky Equity Compensation Issues Faced by Private and Newly Public Companies
CEO Pay Ratio: 40 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Equilar Executive Compensation Summit 2018 Conference Roundup
What You Need to Know: Contingent Consideration (Earnouts) Valuation
“I’m a teacher at heart — always happy to field questions and help clients understand, whether it’s at a high level or deep in the details.” David is a managing…
Read moreGetting Your TSR Design Details Right
Design Attribute Checklist for Relative TSR Awards
Long-Term Incentive Plans: The Universe of Design Possibilities
Equity Award Modifications: Connecting the Theory to Practical Cases
Five Ways that West Coast Companies Design ESPPs
Equity Compensation in Corporate Transactions
Top 5 Performance Award Accounting Concepts for Compensation Professionals to Know
“It’s an honor to serve our clients. And one way to honor them is to make it easy to work with us.” Takis Makridis is responsible for the strategy, service…
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