Management Incentive Plans (MIP)
Designing incentive programs that align leadership, performance, and shareholder value.
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Aligning Management Rewards with Business Success
Thoughtfully designed incentive plans to attract, motivate, and retain leadership talent.
Our Role
A well-structured management incentive plan sits at the heart of effective leadership and organisational performance.
We help companies and private equity investors design equity-based incentive programs that balance motivation, ownership, and fairness.
Our expertise spans equity and non-equity incentive structures - including shares, options, restricted stock, phantom equity, and profit-sharing plans.
We ensure management participation is appropriately valued, clearly documented, and compliant with accounting, employment, and tax regulations, including capital gains tax (CGT) and fringe benefits tax (FBT).
Whether a business is preparing for investment, growth, or an initial public offering (IPO), Liberty’s independent management advisory ensures every incentive plan builds loyalty, trust, and alignment between managers, employees, and shareholders.
Our Approach
Each plan is tailored to reflect organisational goals, revenue structures, and shareholder priorities.
We combine valuation modelling, human resources insight, and tax planning with deep private equity experience to deliver practical, motivational outcomes.
Our consultants work closely with company leadership, boards, and external advisers to ensure every plan is transparent, defensible, and commercially effective.
We focus on simplicity, governance, and long-term sustainability by helping organisations build teams that stay motivated, engaged, and focused on value creation.
Why a Liberty-Designed Incentive Plan Delivers Results
Motivating management and employees while protecting shareholder value.
Alignment of Leadership and Shareholder Goals
We structure incentive programs that directly link management performance with company growth and shareholder value.
Retention and Motivation of Key Talent
Our incentive plans promote loyalty and engagement by rewarding contribution, collaboration, and long-term performance.
Transparent and Compliant Design
We consider employment, payroll tax, and capital gains tax implications from the outset - ensuring clean execution and clear governance.
Commercial Clarity and Simplicity
Liberty’s valuation and accounting expertise ensures incentive plans remain transparent, measurable, and easy to administer - for both management and HR teams.
APAC Transactions
Deal
Public to Private
Size
A$ 1b+
Vendor
ASX (Public Market)
Buyer
CC Capital and One Investment Management
Deal
Secondary Buyout
Size
A$500 – $1bn
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OP Trust & Foresight
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TPG
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Secondary Buyout
Size
A$100m-AS500m
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Partners Group & Private Individuals
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BlackRock
Deal
Secondary Buyout
Size
AS1b+
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OP Trust & Foresight
Buyer
TPG
Deal
Secondary Buyout
Size
A$1bn
Vendor
Uvingbridge
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Carlyle
Deal
Secondary Buyout
Size
A$100m-A$500m
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Other Financial Sponsors
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IFM
Deal
Secondary Buyout
Size
A$ $100-$500m
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Portland House, Kin
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Telstra
Deal
Secondary Buyout
Size
NZ $100m-$500m
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Five V Capital
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Tenzing
Deal
Secondary Buyout
Size
A$100m-AS500m
Vendor
Founder and Mgmt
Buyer
General Parts Company
Deal
Trade Sale
Size
A$100 – $500m
Vendor
Inflexion
Buyer
Flight Centre Travel
Recent Management Incentive Plan Engagements
Examples of Liberty’s incentive design and implementation in practice.
Healthcare Group – Growth-Linked Equity Plan
Liberty designed a long-term incentive program linking management reward to EBITDA growth and valuation uplift post-investment.
Technology Platform – Pre-IPO Incentive Plan
We structured a hybrid incentive combining restricted stock and profit-sharing to align leadership and shareholders before listing.
Consumer Services Business – Post-Merger Alignment Plan
Following a private equity acquisition, Liberty advised on a new MIP to unify management under common financial and cultural goals.