Caroline Kurup

Work Highlights

-A global conglomerate in relation to the impact of a disposal of the financial services arm on a number of UK defined pension schemes, including negotiating the triennial valuation of two schemes (with assets in excess of GBP 1bn).

-An IT company on the pensions aspects of a market leading outsourcing agreement.

-A French IT company on the closure of its defined benefit pension schemes to future accrual.

-A UK insurer on the development of an innovative longevity product and the negotiation of the contracts on behalf of the provider with the trustees of the pension scheme.

-The trustee of a pension scheme supported by a defence contractor on the protection of the pension schemes interests in the context of a group restructure

Practice Areas

Caroline is a partner in the Pensions Team at CMS London. Qualifying as a solicitor over 12 years ago, in Australia, Caroline has almost 10 years of experience in pensions law. She has experience in corporate transactions, in the distressed context as well as disposals and outsourcings, she also has years of experience advising trustee clients and corporates on the day to day running of defined benefit pension schemes. She has a particular interest in de-risking products and cutting edge investments. Caroline has worked on a number of asset-backed funding structures, longevity swaps and buy-ins.

Education