There are a lot of decisions to make as a pension scheme trustee, and one of the most important for closed schemes is deciding whether to pursue a buy-out. In this article, we take a look at the factors that trustees should consider if buy-out is the scheme’s ultimate endgame objective.
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About Eleanor Hart
Eleanor advises on a broad variety of pension matters, both transactional and general advisory, acting for trustees and corporate sponsors. She has extensive experience advising clients on the pension and employment aspects of acquisitions and disposals (both UK and cross-border). She has been involved in numerous high-profile deals with complex pension aspects as well as innovative pension restructurings, including the first ever pensions deficit for equity swap. Eleanor is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers and is currently on the Education and Seminars Committee.
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