Funding Solutions Deutschland has assumed the pension obligations of Wintershall Dea GmbH in September 2025. Upon completion of the transaction, the long-term administration of the occupational pension scheme for former Wintershall Dea employees and those who will still leave the company, will be securely ensured. Funding Solutions was selected as the partner for the pension liabilities through a structured selection process.
The pension obligations have been transferred to Funding Solutions WDG Pensions GmbH, based in Walldorf (Baden-Württemberg), together with corresponding assets to finance these obligations. This entity was established exclusively for Wintershall Dea and is managed by the Funding Solutions Pension Office as a dedicated pensioner company.
Funding Solutions manages the pensioner companies in its portfolio under an established governance framework designed to safeguard its high standards. For the Wintershall Dea pensioner company, Helaba Trust e.V. acts as an independent CTA trust, ensuring the secure custody of assets. Respective investment decisions are executed by a leading international investment management company. With the acquisition of Wintershall Dea’s pension obligations, Funding Solutions expands its platform to a total of eleven pensioner companies, managing obligations exceeding half a billion euros, and further strengthens its position as a trusted partner in occupational pension provisions.
About Wintershall Dea
Wintershall Dea was formed from the merger of Wintershall and DEA Deutsche Erdöl, in 2019. The company is owned by BASF and LetterOne. In 2024, the international E&P business outside Russia was transferred to Harbour Energy. Wintershall Dea is now managing and divesting its remaining assets, and ultimately, implementing a responsible closure of the company.
Über Funding Solutions
Funding Solutions Deutschland was founded in 2018 in Frankfurt am Main by experts in occupational pensions and investment management as a pioneer in pensioner company transactions. Today, FSD manages eleven pensioner companies with total transferred obligations exceeding half a billion euros. The firm has assumed pension liabilities from industrial and service companies, the regulated banking sector, and the pharmaceutical industry — including the two largest pensioner company transactions ever executed in Germany. Among the pensioner companies managed by FSD are acquisitions from AstraZeneca, JVCKENWOOD, Gategroup, and Ryder Inc. In addition, FSD supports numerous multinational corporations in structuring, managing, and overseeing their pension and investment landscapes. FSD has further developed and established in Germany the pension buy-out concept that originated in Anglo-Saxon markets. Further information is available at www.fundingsolutions.de