Aon sells US retirement businesses to enable WTW merger

James Phillips
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Aon has sold its US retirement business to Aquiline and its Retiree Health Exchange operations to Alight to facilitate its merger with Willis Towers Watson.

The global consultancy sold the two businesses for a total gross consideration of $1.4bn (£1bn), aiming to address regulatory questions from the US Department of Justice over the proposed merger. ...

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