Insights
News, press releases and background on Funding Solutions Deutschland and the German Pension Buyout market.
Funding Solutions assumes German pension obligations of Rabobank
Funding Solutions assumes the direct pension commitments of Rabobank's German branch, completing its twelfth buyout transaction.
15 January 2026
Juno Therapeutics transfers German pension obligations to Funding Solutions
Funding Solutions completes its tenth pensioner company transaction with the assumption of Juno Therapeutics GmbH pension obligations.
1 December 2025
FSD completes Pension Buyout of Sinterwerke Herne from SEI
Pension Buyout of Sinterwerke Herne from Sumitomo Electric Industries.
10 April 2025
Funding Solutions Deutschland acquires AstraZeneca subsidiary Sofotec GmbH
FSD completes eighth pensioner company transaction through the acquisition of AstraZeneca subsidiary Sofotec GmbH.
7 February 2025
Walter Schmidt-Cording becomes Senior Advisor and member of the Investment Committee
Walter Schmidt-Cording, former Head of Corporate Investment Management at Lufthansa Group, joins as Senior Advisor and Investment Committee member.
8 February 2024
Funding Solutions Pension Office
The Funding Solutions Pension Office - professional outsourced administration of occupational pension obligations.
31 January 2024
Buyout in the News
Tax Advisor Association of Hesse reports on Pension Buyout and pensioner companies.
8 January 2024
Ryder completes buyout of German pension obligations with FSD
Seventh pensioner firm transaction: buyout of Ryder's German pension obligations.
21 December 2023
Funding Solutions at the dpn ASSETS&LIABILITIES Convention in Essen
FSD discusses LDI vs. CDI approaches for investment management in pensioner companies.
15 October 2023
FSD completes onboarding of sixth pensioner firm
Pension Buyout of JVCKENWOOD subsidiaries - sixth transaction on the FSD platform.
12 May 2023
Roadshow: Pension Buyout in Germany - May 2023
Joint roadshow with leading partners on current developments in Pension Buyout in Germany.
27 March 2023
FSD completes acquisition of net-m 1891 GmbH
Funding Solutions selected as run-off partner for the former net-m privatbank 1891 AG.
27 March 2023
Pension increases at Funding Solutions pension companies
Pension benefit adjustments at FSD pensioner companies even during periods of high inflation.
9 February 2023
Pension Buyout and pensioner companies in portfolio institutionell
portfolio institutionell reports on the gategroup transaction as a case study for Pension Buyout via pensioner company.
9 January 2023
Greta-Lisa Frey joins Funding Solutions
Greta-Lisa Frey joins as Director for Pension & Investment Solutions.
29 November 2022
Pension Buyout / PLT using a pensioner firm
Roundtable on pensioner companies at the 17th Structured FINANCE in Stuttgart.
29 November 2022