Arc Pensions Law, a specialist pensions firm, handles a wide range of complex and high-value work for schemes and employers. The team acts as adviser to funds, corporate clients, and law firms that need more specialist pensions expertise. With its deep understanding of the field, the team advises on the pensions aspects of significant corporate transactions and de-risking strategies, and provides advice to major schemes, particularly those with complex and rare features. Vikki Massarano has particular expertise in compliance issues, pension scheme valuations and closures, and corporate transactions impacting pension schemes, while Kate Payne focuses on pension scheme investment guidance, operational advice and the pension-related aspects of corporate transactions. Robert Walker has significant expertise in legacy pension schemes and risk management related to corporate actions affecting pension funds.
Testimonials
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‘Each of the team is a strong and fun individual, with a refreshing take on the world of pensions.’
‘Vikki Massarano is careful yet commercial, keenly understands the dynamics of the sponsor/trustee relationship and is a team player, contributing very helpfully to our debates. She is the voice of reason and pragmatism, too.’
Key clients
- Trustee of the Wincor Nixdorf DB Pension Scheme
- Trustees of the Cleveland Potash 1978 Managers' Pension Plan of the CPL 1972 Pension Plan
Work highlights
- Advised the trustees of the Wincor Nixdorf DB Pension Scheme on a financial restructuring of its overseas employer group involving a US court process.
- Advised the trustee of BASF UK’s pension scheme on complex issues such as GMP equalisation and conversion.