TPR concerned Melrose takeover of GKN likely to have 'detrimental impact'
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has expressed concern that a Melrose Industries takeover of GKN is likely to have a "detrimental impact" on the GKN defined benefit (DB) scheme.
In a letter to the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC), published 6 March, the watchdog's chief executive Lesley Titcomb outlined that, in any major corporate transaction, "we expect the companies involved...
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