A changing landscape with unanswered questions

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The impact of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes has long been an important focus area for trustees and employer directors on corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A), distressed or otherwise, writes Chris Brown.

The types of issues include: what to say to the trustees and when, versus how to get sufficient and timely information from the employer; whether mitigation is appropriate and how should The Pensio...

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