{"id":361533,"date":"2026-08-01T10:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/legal\/mayer-brown-advises-royal-london-on-208-million-bpa-transaction-with-the-hickson-uk-group-pension-scheme\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T10:01:10","slug":"mayer-brown-advises-royal-london-on-208-million-bpa-transaction-with-the-hickson-uk-group-pension-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=361533","title":{"rendered":"Mayer Brown advises Royal London on \u00a3208 million BPA transaction with the Hickson UK Group Pension Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><strong>London <\/strong>\u2013 Mayer Brown has advised Royal London on the completion of a \u00a3208 million bulk purchase annuity transaction (\u201cBPA\u201d) with the trustees of the Hickson UK Group Pension Scheme. The transaction, which secures the benefits of over 1,250 members, is Royal London\u2019s third-largest external BPA transaction to date.Royal London is the UK\u2019s largest mutual life, pensions and investment provider. This transaction is the latest in a number of BPA deals on which Mayer Brown has supported the excellent Royal London team.<\/p>\n<p>The Mayer Brown team was led by Tom MacAulay, partner in our Global Insurance Industry Group, who was supported by Pensions senior associate Henry Corrigan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London \u2013 Mayer Brown has advised Royal London on the completion of a \u00a3208 million bulk purchase annuity transaction (\u201cBPA\u201d) with the trustees of the Hickson UK Group Pension Scheme. 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