Publication

Excellence in buy-out

calendar icon 15 August 2024
time icon 5 min

Authors

Leonard Bowman

Leonard Bowman

Partner & Head of Corporate Consulting

Christine Cumming

Christine Cumming

Partner & Head of Buy-out and Wind-up Transition Services

Iain Church

Iain Church

Head of Core Transactions and Risk Transfer Specialist

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Peter Carver

Actuarial Consultant

Many defined benefit pension schemes are now approaching the point where they can plan, should they wish, to insure their liabilities and wind up their scheme.


In this publication we ask:

  • What role should the company sponsor play?
  • What does a great buy-out process look like?

A scheme buy-out does not have to be a painful process, but it can be if badly managed and can result in higher costs, additional risks and poor member experience. To avoid this, companies and trustees need to work together throughout the process to achieve an optimal outcome for all stakeholders.

Read the full publication here

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