UK - Trustees may scupper the proposed £940m takeover of retail giant WHSmith unless private equity group Permira guarantees the future of the scheme.
WHSmith Pension Trust chairman Martin Taylor is holding “courteous” talks with the firm regarding its proposed deal and how it wants to handle the scheme’s £215m deficit. The scheme currently ha...
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