有限合伙股权架构简介
发布时间:2024-09-22 发布人:山东股章浏览次数:1318次 来源:www.guquanzhanlue.com
有限合伙企业是合伙企业的一种特殊形式,有限合伙持股也是比较新颖的一种持股方式。有限合伙股权架构的主要模式是股东通过有限合伙企业间接持股目标公司。这种架构多见于大型公司或大股东与员工股东共存的公司。
Limited partnership enterprise is a special form of partnership enterprise, and limited partnership shareholding is also a relatively novel way of shareholding. The main mode of limited partnership equity structure is for shareholders to indirectly hold shares in the target company through the limited partnership enterprise. This architecture is more common in large companies or companies where major shareholders and employee shareholders coexist.
1:有限合伙股权架构的不同模式有限合伙股权架构的核心特点是股东以合伙企业为持股平台间接持股目标公司。在实际应用中,有限合伙股权架构存在初级和成熟两种模式。
1: The core feature of the limited partnership equity structure is that shareholders indirectly hold shares in the target company through the partnership enterprise as the holding platform. In practical applications, there are two modes of limited partnership equity structure: primary and mature.
有限合伙股权架构的初级模式。在有限合伙股权架构的初级模式中,创始人以 GP 身份与公司高管、财务 投资人等 LP 共同成立有限合伙企业,通过有限合伙企业间接持股目标公司。在这种模式中,创始人对有限合伙企业承担无限连带责任,需要承担较大风险。
The primary model of limited partnership equity structure. In the initial model of limited partnership equity structure, the founder, as a GP, jointly establishes a limited partnership enterprise with company executives, financial investors, and other LPs, indirectly holding shares in the target company through the limited partnership enterprise. In this model, the founder assumes unlimited joint and several liability for the limited partnership enterprise and needs to bear significant risks.
因此,综合考虑持股风险与人员配置,可将其升级为有限合伙股权架构的成熟模式,在成熟模式中,首先,创始人成立一个 100% 持股的一人有限责任公司, 以该公司作为有限合伙企业的 GP。其次,以该公司为 GP、目标公司的员工 为 LP,成立有限合伙企业 A;以该公司为 GP、目标公司的投资人为 LP,成立有限合伙企业 B。最后,通过有限合伙企业实现对目标公司的间接控制。
Therefore, considering the risks of shareholding and personnel allocation, it can be upgraded to a mature model of limited partnership equity structure. In the mature model, firstly, the founder establishes a one person limited liability company with 100% shareholding, which serves as the GP of the limited partnership enterprise. Secondly, establish limited partnership enterprise A with the company as GP and the target company's employees as LP; Establish limited partnership enterprise B with the company as GP and the target company's investor as LP. Finally, indirect control over the target company is achieved through a limited partnership enterprise.
这种成熟的有限合伙股权架构比初级模式更具优势:一方面,成熟模式中 一人有限责任公司为 GP,一旦出现债务风险, 创始人只以出资额为限承担责任, 降低了需要承担的风险;另一方面,在层层架构中,目标公司的投票权由有限 合伙企业行使,有限合伙企业的投票权由 GP 决定,而身为 GP 的一人有限责任公司的控制权归创始人。因此,创始人能够有效实现对目标公司的控制。
This mature limited partnership equity structure has more advantages than the primary model: on the one hand, in the mature model, a one person limited liability company is a GP, and once there is a debt risk, the founder only assumes responsibility within the limit of the capital contribution, reducing the risk that needs to be borne; On the other hand, in the hierarchical structure, the voting rights of the target company are exercised by the limited partnership enterprise, and the voting rights of the limited partnership enterprise are determined by the GP, while the control of the one person limited liability company as the GP belongs to the founder. Therefore, the founder is able to effectively exercise control over the target company.
基于以上优势, 这种成熟的股权架构模式受到了诸多公司的青睐。此外, 也有一些公司在上市前将初级的有限合伙股权架构模式升级为成熟的有限合伙 股权架构模式,使得公司的核心员工可以通过有限合伙企业持有公司股份,享受公司上市的红利。
Based on the above advantages, this mature equity structure model has been favored by many companies. In addition, some companies upgrade their initial limited partnership equity structure to a mature limited partnership equity structure before going public, allowing their core employees to hold company shares through the limited partnership enterprise and enjoy the dividends of the company's listing.
2:警惕有限合伙股权架构的风险有限合伙股权架构本质上是一种普通合伙人高度集权制的合伙模式。它 最大的特点是为股权杠杆操作留出了足够的空间,能够实现“四两拨千斤”的 效果。但是机遇与风险总是相伴而行,有限合伙股权架构也存在一些风险,普通合伙人和有限合伙人要擦亮双眼,及时规避风险,避免不必要的损失。
2: Beware of the risks of limited partnership equity structure. Limited partnership equity structure is essentially a highly centralized partnership model for general partners. Its biggest feature is that it leaves enough space for equity leverage operations, which can achieve the effect of "pulling a thousand pounds with four or two". However, opportunities and risks always go hand in hand, and there are also some risks in the equity structure of limited partnerships. General partners and limited partners should keep their eyes open, avoid risks in a timely manner, and avoid unnecessary losses.
1. 有限合伙人利益容易受到侵害根据《合伙企业法》的有关规定,合伙企业事务由普通合伙人执行,而 有限合伙人不执行合伙事务,对外无法代表合伙企业。实际上,普通合伙人相 当于拥有有限合伙企业的完全执行权,能够完全控制合伙企业,实现分股不分 权。但这对于有限合伙人来说是一个劣势,因为这种普通合伙人高度集权的制度极易损害有限合伙人的利益, 相当于有限合伙人为普通合伙人“做了嫁衣”。
1. Limited partners' interests are easily infringed. According to the relevant provisions of the Partnership Enterprise Law, the affairs of the partnership enterprise are executed by the general partners, while limited partners who do not execute partnership affairs cannot represent the partnership enterprise externally. In fact, a general partner is equivalent to having full executive power over a limited partnership enterprise, being able to fully control the partnership enterprise and achieve shareholding without decentralization. But this is a disadvantage for limited partners, as this highly centralized system of general partners can easily harm the interests of limited partners, which is equivalent to limited partners "making wedding dresses" for general partners.
另外,有限合伙人通过合伙企业间接持股目标公司,在转让、出售股权 变现或分配投资收益时,都无法由自己操作完成,必须经由拥有完全执行权的普通合伙人执行。这无疑提高了有限合伙人权益受到损害的可能性。
In addition, limited partners indirectly hold shares in the target company through the partnership enterprise. When transferring, selling equity for realization, or distributing investment income, they cannot be operated by themselves and must be executed by general partners who have full execution rights. This undoubtedly increases the possibility of damage to the rights and interests of limited partners.
2. 税收优惠政策的风险一些地区为了带动当地经济发展、吸引外来企业,会推出各种各样的税 收优惠政策。例如,某地为了招商引资,承诺迁址到此地的外地合伙企业可以享受当地的税收返还政策。
2. Risks of Tax Preferential Policies Some regions may introduce various tax preferential policies in order to drive local economic development and attract foreign enterprises. For example, in order to attract investment, non local partnership enterprises that promise to relocate to this place can enjoy local tax refund policies.
虽然许多地方都针对合伙企业设置了税收优惠政策,但在变更注册地址 之前,企业也需要注意规避这些优惠政策带来的风险。一方面,公司注册地址 的变更会带来公司经营地址的变更,而新地址带来的新市场可能并不能满足公 司发展的需要。这样一来,从短期来看,公司迁址后可以享受当地的税收优惠 政策;但从长期来看,迁址可能会影响公司的长久发展。另一方面,各地税收 优惠政策需要经过相当长的审核期才能落地,而在这个过程中,企业需要面对 陌生的环境和市场,进行新的探索。这意味着,在迁址之后,企业需要面临较长时间的适应期,这可能会影响公司营收。
Although many places have set up tax incentives for partnership enterprises, companies also need to be careful to avoid the risks brought by these incentives before changing their registered address. On the one hand, a change in the registered address of a company may result in a change in its operating address, and the new market brought by the new address may not meet the needs of the company's development. In this way, in the short term, the company can enjoy local tax incentives after relocation; But in the long run, relocation may affect the company's long-term development. On the other hand, tax incentives policies in various regions need to go through a considerable review period before they can be implemented, and in this process, enterprises need to face unfamiliar environments and markets and explore new possibilities. This means that after relocation, companies need to face a longer adaptation period, which may affect the company's revenue.
因此,在想要享受各地税收优惠政策、迁址之前,企业需要立足全局, 综合分析迁址给企业带来的影响。如果整体的影响是弊大于利,那么就应谨慎作出选择。
Therefore, before enjoying tax incentives and relocating in various regions, enterprises need to take a global perspective and comprehensively analyze the impact of relocation on the enterprise. If the overall impact is more harmful than beneficial, then one should make a cautious choice.
3. 税收负担税收负担主要表现为持股股东获得股息分红时须纳税。无论是普通合伙 人还是有限合伙人,只要通过合伙企业获得目标公司按股权比例分配的股息红 利,就需要缴纳个人所得税。但如果持股的目标公司为有限公司,根据相关规 定,有限公司的股息红利免征企业所得税。因此,从理论上来讲,如果股东将 分得的股息红利留在持股的目标公司暂时不进行分配,就不用缴纳任何税款。?这样一来,股东可以将持股的目标公司作为资金池,将从公司分得的股息红利作为资金进行再投资。
3. Tax burden: The main manifestation of tax burden is that shareholders who receive dividends must pay taxes. Whether it is a general partner or a limited partner, as long as they receive dividends and bonuses distributed by the target company in proportion to their equity through the partnership enterprise, they need to pay personal income tax. But if the target company holding the shares is a limited company, according to relevant regulations, the dividends of the limited company are exempt from corporate income tax. Therefore, theoretically speaking, if shareholders leave the dividends they receive in the target company they hold and temporarily do not distribute them, they do not need to pay any taxes.? In this way, shareholders can use the target company they hold as a capital pool and reinvest the dividends received from the company as funds.
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