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Rebecca Colman

Associate

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English

Rebecca Carter is a senior associate in the CMS Pensions Team. Rebecca’s experience covers advising both employers and trustees of occupational pension schemes, including in relation to ongoing benefit and administration matters, large-scale corporate restructurings and the pensions aspects of corporate transactions. 

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Relevant experience

  • Walmart Inc. on the proposed combination between J Sainsbury plc and Asda Group Limited.
  • GKN plc on its defence of a hostile takeover by Melrose Industries.
  • Akzo Nobel N.V. on the sale of its Speciality Chemicals Business.
  • Scheme employers on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions, including those involving clearance procedures, public takeovers, private share sales and large-scale scheme restructurings .
  • Scheme employers on triennial statutory valuations.
  • Trustees and scheme employers on the implementation of contingent asset structures, both in PPF standard and scheme-specific format.
  • Trustees and scheme employers on member queries and benefit provision.
  • Employers on the process of buying-in/out scheme benefits.
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Publications

  • Contributor to the Pensions Law Handbook (16th Edition), Bloomsbury Professional.
  • Contributor to the Pensions Law Handbook (15th Edition), Bloomsbury Professional.
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Education

  • 2015 – Legal Practice Course (Accelerated), BPP University
  • 2014 – BA Law (Jurisprudence), University of Oxford
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09/10/2023
CMS launches 16th edition of the Pensions Law Handbook
CMS is delighted to announce the launch of the 16th edition of the Pensions Law Handbook, the definitive guide to pensions law and practice in the UK. Written by the CMS pensions team, it is an essential...
15/12/2020
CMS advises Aon Retirement Plan Trustee on £510m buy-in transaction
International law firm CMS has acted as legal adviser to its longstanding client the Trustee of the Aon Retirement Plan (the Plan) in relation to a £510 million buy-in transaction with Scottish Widows...