All mergers and acquisitions articles
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NewsSmart Pension to acquire Options master trust
The acquisition is Smart’s 10th and will bring its total assets under management to £6bn, once the deal is approved.
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NewsSmart Pension acquires Ensign Master Trust
On the go: Smart Pension has acquired the Ensign Master Trust, making it the eighth such consolidation by the provider, which has promised that an average 25-year-old member would be “thousands of pounds better off” as a result of the move.
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NewsUnite calls for pension protection in Bournemouth Transport deal
On the go: The trade union Unite has called on the prospective new owners of Bournemouth Transport to commit to protecting jobs and pensions.
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NewsAnalysts consider PensionBee a potential takeover target
On the go: PensionBee’s competitors may have to buy the platform to stop it dominating the defined contribution market, Jefferies analysts have suggested.
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NewsCHC scheme trustees warn CMA of ‘seriously detrimental’ sale
The trustees of the £181.2mn CHC Scotia Pension Scheme have told the Competition and Markets Authority that its recent intervention risks being “seriously detrimental to the interests of the scheme and its members”.
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NewsBrookfield to safeguard HomeServe DB pensions in £4bn deal
On the go: Canadian asset manager Brookfield has said that it will retain repair business HomeServe’s current defined benefit pensions arrangements, following the announced agreement of a £4bn takeover of the company.
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NewsMorrisons promises to protect McColl’s pensions in takeover
On the go: Supermarket chain Morrisons has prevailed in the bidding war for troubled retailer McColl’s, beating a rival bid from EG Group. The acquisition will reportedly uphold all promises made to McColl’s pension schemes.
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NewsClara-Pensions plans Q3 deal after regulatory approval
Clara-Pensions is planning to announce its first transaction in the third quarter of this year, as founder and outgoing chief executive Adam Saron details the types of pension schemes that are likely to find value in the defined benefit consolidator’s business model.
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NewsTPR issues penalty over ‘inappropriate’ management buyout
On the go: The Pensions Regulator issued a £2mn compliance notice against a former pension scheme sponsor last year after a management buyout left it unable to support its scheme.
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NewsCushon gets Creative and doubles in size
On the go: Pensions provider Cushon has acquired the manager of the Creative Pension Trust, in a deal that will more than double its customer base and assets under management.
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NewsCorporate services company acquires trustee firm PTL
On the go: Zedra, a corporate services and fund solutions company, is expanding its UK pensions offering with the acquisition of trustee firm and governance provider PTL.
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OpinionSponsor transactions – Are trustees under a false sense of security?
Cardano Advisory’s director Hamish Reeves details how the new rules from the regulator will affect corporate transactions and explains what trustees should look out for in these deals.
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NewsDaily Mail owner nears £400m pension deal amid takeover
On the go: A potential takeover deal of the Daily Mail and General Trust by the Rothermeres would see a sum of approximately £400m being injected into the publisher’s pension schemes, DMGT has announced.
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NewsSchroders to acquire River and Mercantile’s FM business
On the go: Schroders has announced its intention to acquire River and Mercantile Group’s UK solutions division, consisting of its fiduciary management and derivatives businesses, for £230m.
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NewsCMA to investigate Willis Towers Watson deal
On the go: The Competition and Markets Authority has announced an investigation into a planned merger between American insurance brokerage Arthur J Gallagher & Co and Willis Re, Willis Towers Watson’s treaty reinsurance business.
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NewsIsio snaps up Premier Pensions
On the go: Isio has announced the acquisition of Premier Pensions, subject to approval by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsMorrisons’ takeover will ‘materially weaken’ sponsor covenant
On the go: The trustees of Morrissons’ defined benefit schemes have warned that both takeover offers for the British retailer will “materially weaken” the sponsors’ covenant.
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NewsUltra pension scheme set for £100m acquisition windfall
On the go: A proposed £2.57bn cash acquisition by Cobham Ultra Acquisitions of Ultra Electronics Holdings will see the defence company’s defined benefit scheme receive an extra £100m in funding.
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PodcastsPodcast: Market capacity may be barrier to DC scheme consolidation
Podcast: There may be limited capacity in the master trust market to take on a rush of defined contribution pension funds as the government continues with its consolidation push, according to Kim Gubler, chair of the Pensions Administration Standards Association, and David Saunders, senior partner elect at Sackers. In this episode, our panellists also discuss Aon and Willis Towers Watson’s abandoned merger, new developments in the pensions dashboards project and the regulator’s review of schemes eligible for the Fraud Compensation scheme.
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NewsMeggitt scheme trustee agrees funding plan in takeover
On the go: The trustee of the Meggitt defined benefit scheme has agreed a funding plan with Parker Hannifin as part of its deal to acquire the British aerospace and defence markets components company.