Pensions advisory
Our experts pride themselves on their straightforward and pragmatic approach to the pensions and long-term savings market.
Our pensions team has the scale and skills diversity to tackle major pensions projects. We specialise in running and winding up schemes, managing risk and transferring liabilities and contracting with investment funds and administrators. We also support disputes and help trustees understand increasingly important ESG and climate change issues.
We achieve these results by using a dynamic mix of lawyers, consultants and project managers and by pulling in expertise from across the firm for specialist support.
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Our latest work
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
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The Trustees of the West Bromwich Building Society Staff Retirement Scheme
Advised the Trustee of the West Bromwich Building Society Staff Retirement Scheme on buying out the scheme’s benefits with two insurers and winding up the scheme.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Newell Rubbermaid UK Pension Scheme
Advised the Trustee of the Newell Rubbermaid UK Pension Scheme on securing benefits with two bulk purchase annuity insurers and a DC master trust and the orderly winding up of the scheme.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Trustees of the Scapa Group Limited Pension Scheme
Advised the trustee of the Scapa Group Limited Pension Scheme pension on a bulk purchase annuity transaction with a life insurer.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited
Advised Aviva Investment Funds on the Part VII insurance business transfer of its UK individual protection business to Royal London.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Client confidential
Advised the trustees of two sister schemes on a significant buy-in transaction, including a competitive insurer-selection and Requested Contract Terms process, arrangements to avoid a trapped surplus and complex processes for changing GMP equalisation methods (moving from conversion to dual records) to facilitate a future buy-out.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Client confidential
Advised the trustees of a pension scheme on a full scheme buy-in with a leading insurer, securing the benefits of over 1,250 members, including the insurance of complex benefit underpins and guarantees, a competitive insurer selection and requested contract terms process, and governance measures including comfort and disclosure letters for warranties.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Trustees of the Vaillant Group Pension Scheme
Worked with Vaillant Group Pension Scheme Trustees and Pensions Manager on governance and scheme management, including drafting minutes, agendas, and updating business plans. Delivered high-quality secretarial services since 2020, ensuring resilience, timely execution, and strategic focus. Supported ESOG/ORA, risk management, policy development, board effectiveness through PMPS’s expertise and governance framework.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Client confidential
Advised the trustees of a small estate pension scheme on a c.£2m buy-in with Just.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Client confidential
Advised the trustee of a pension scheme on a c.£530m buy-in with Just.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Vidett Trust Corporation Limited as Trustee of STILL Materials Handling Limited Pension Scheme
Advised the trustees of the KION Group Pension Schemes on a £250m full buy-in with Canada Life. This five scheme buy-in project was complex and highly unusual as it was managed as a single transaction.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Stephen Scholefield
Partner, Head of Pensions & Long-Term Savings
