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With Simon Laight and Stephen Scholefield at the helm at Pinsent Masons LLP, the Midlands team stands out for its excellent defined contribution practice, which provides both contract and trust-based solutions. The 'vastly experienced and commercially astute' practice has a portfolio of large and complex defined benefit scheme clients, and has a proven track record of advising on many substantial projects. Aside from advising trustees and corporate sponsors, Nick Stones is also known for his work with public service bodies, the education sector and commercial organisations. Katie Ivens has considerable experience of advising on many high-value projects, including multiple buy-ins and buy-outs, scheme mergers and benefit change projects.
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Testimonials
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‘Consistently high levels of knowledge across all topics. Proportionate responses – both re advice for the trustee but also Pinsents' role – they do not create extra work for themselves.'
‘Katie Ivens and Sarah Irving – helpful, clear, proportionate, pragmatic, reliable, trustworthy, responsive.’
Key clients
- Babcock International Group Pension Scheme
- Michelin Pension & Life Assurance Plan
Work highlights
Acted for SEI on its acquisition of the National Pensions Trust (NPT) from XPS Pensions Group. NPT is a UK master trust with over 60,000 members and £1.4bn in assets. The total combined assets of NPT and the SEI Master Trust will be approximately £3.4bn.
Recently advised numerous leading master trusts through continued unprecedented asset growth which is already around £140bn in 2023.