Weil Advised Willis Towers Watson in its Proposed $80B Combination with Aon

Weil advised Willis Towers Watson PLC, a global provider of corporate risk advisory services and of broking, exchange solutions, human capital and benefits, and investment, risk and reinsurance services, in its proposed $80 billion combination with Aon PLC, a provider of risk management, insurance placement and human resource, retirement and health consultation services. The transaction terminated on July 26, 2021.

The Weil team that advised Willis Towers Watson was led by Mergers & Acquisitions partner Michael J. Aiello and included Mergers & Acquisitions partners Matthew GilroyDavid Avery-Gee and Amanda Fenster and Mergers & Acquisitions associates Martin Weatherston-WilsonChelsea BerryAdena Kleiner and Eilish Cassidy. The team also included Tax Head Joe Pari; International Tax Head Devon Bodoh; Tax partner Jenny Doak; Executive Compensation & Benefits Head Paul Wessel; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Amy Rubin; Banking & Finance Head Daniel Dokos and Banking & Finance partner Vynessa Nemunaitis; Capital Markets partner Corey Chivers; Technology & IP Transactions partner Karen Ballack; Antitrust partners Jeffrey Perry and Megan Granger; Tax associate Alfonso Dulcey; Executive Compensation & Benefits associate Amanda Rosenblum; and Technology & IP Transactions/Privacy associates Olivia Greer and Luis Gonzalez.