Mark Jennings

Mark leads the regional Pensions Credit Advisory team in the North of England, focusing exclusively on employer covenant and pensions restructuring and specialises in advising trustee boards in a wide range of situations including:

• Covenant assessment and monitoring, incorporating scheme funding and IRM advice;
• Advising trustee boards on corporate transactions (one off dividend payments, refinancing and change in security structure, changes to sponsor’s operating models and  M&A transactions) and agreeing mitigation packages; and
• Advice in respect of PPF guarantee and ABF certification.

He also assists Matthew Cooper in the Scottish market and speaks at a number of pension industry events in the North and Scotland.

He has specialised in pensions for the last eight years, and has acted in respect of over 400 schemes. Prior to his work in pensions, Mark had a corporate banking, corporate insolvency and restructuring background.