Ferguson Partners has consistently been the market leader in advising public REITs on compensation matters. We work with more public REITs than any other compensation consulting firm, and have been for over the past 10 years.
We partner with Compensation Committees/Boards as well as management to address critical compensation issues throughout the year based on public company requirements, including benchmarking, program design, disclosure, and investor-related matters. We have unparalleled access to the Board room to understand how the industry is thinking in “real-time” about compensation matters. This affords us the unique opportunity to be forward-thinking and proactive in our work. We also have access to data that is unmatched, and can provide the context behind the data, which is imperative to understanding and developing an effective compensation system.
We are experts in our field and understand the intricacies of REITs and can distinguish across property types and companies of all sizes. This allows us to offer customized solutions that meets the specific needs of our clients.
We are a full service, one-stop-shop offering the following set of services to our clients:
Compensation benchmarking
Peer group development and benchmarking
Pay magnitude and program structure
Employment and severance agreements
Salary banding and grading
Pay philosophy and objectives
Board compensation
Proxy-related services
Proxy content development
Governance best practice and market trends
Proxy advisory strategies and simulations
Equity incentive plan design
Audit of compensation tables
Severance table and CEO pay ratio calculation
Incentive plan design
Performance metric and goal setting
Pay mix
Plan leverage and calibration
Accounting and tax implications
Plan vehicle selection
Payout calculations
Additional services
Shareholder engagement and outreach
Compensation Committee advisory services
Transaction-related advisory
Internalization of management
Compensation risk assessments
Corporate governance diagnostics