Linklaters, CMS, DLA Piper and Gowling are advising on two deals totalling £8.5 billion, being undertaken by pension insurer Rothesay Life.

Yesterday (September 26), the insurer agreed to a £4.7 billion buyout of the legacy General Electric Company (GEC) pension scheme from current scheme-holder Telent and the pension trustees.

According to Rothesay, the deal will be the largest full scheme buyout ever undertaken in the U.K. The deal is expected to be completed by 2022.