Buffett takes $1bn stake in Aon ahead of Willis merger
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Buffett takes $1bn stake in Aon ahead of Willis merger

Bernard Goyder
May 17, 2021
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has taken a $1bn stake in Aon, in a vote of confidence in the broking giant ahead of its pending merger with Willis Towers Watson.

A Securities and Exchange Commission filing released today reveals that Berkshire Hathaway has bought up over four million Aon shares during the first quarter of the year, taking the conglomerate’s stake to around 2%.

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