Aon, Willis Towers Watson Scrap Roughly $30 Billion Merger

Crain’s Headlines: Aon, Willis Towers Watson Scrap $30B Merger Deal

A merger that would have created the world’s largest insurance brokerage falls through. Crain’s Chicago Business editor Ann Dwyer takes us behind the headline of that story and more business news.

Aon, Willis $30B merger canceled after Justice Department suit

Aon and Willis Towers Watson on Monday called off a $30 billion deal that, had it gone through, would have resulted in the world's largest insurance broker.

Insurance brokers Aon, Willis scrap $30 billion merger; slow trial risk

July 26, 2021By Sohini Podder and Alwyn Scott(Reuters) -Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc on Monday called off a $30 billion merger that would have created the world’s largest insurance broker, saying objections by U.S. regulators created unacceptable delay and uncertainty.The deal, announced in March 2020, had already addressed antitrust concerns in Europe and elsewhere but hit a major roadblock last month when the U.S. Department of Justice…

Aon, Willis Towers Watson Scrap Roughly $30 Billion Merger

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BREAKING: Aon Pulls Plug On $30B Willis Merger After DOJ Probe

 Aon PLC said Monday it will withdraw from a $30 billion mega-merger with Willis Towers Watson in the face of the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust challenge to the transaction.  

Aon, Willis scrap big merger deal

"We reached an impasse with the U.S. Department of Justice," Aon CEO Greg Case said in a statement of the $30 billion proposal.