Marsh & McLennan to buy JLT in $5.6bn deal; Deal creates largest UK pensions consultancy by turnover

James Phillips
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Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), the parent company of Mercer, has agreed to buy JLT for a total of $5.6bn (£4.3bn).

MMC said the acquisition is designed to make MMC a leading global firm in risk, strategy and people, with cost synergies expected to hit $250m within the next three years, with one-time integration...

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