Aon mulls offer for Willis Towers Watson

In an announcement made under Irish regulatory requirements, the firm confirmed reports, initially made by Bloomberg, that it was at a "preliminary stage" of evaluating the possibility of the amalgamation, COVER's sister publication Professional Pensions has reported.  The global consultancy said: "The company confirms that it is in the early stages of considering an all-share business combination with Willis Towers Watson. "The company emphasizes that, at this point, its evaluation of a potential transaction is at a preliminary stage and there can be no certainty that any transaction...