Aon unit sale may lead to other deals: analysts

Aon's reported plan to sell its benefits-consulting business
for about $4.5bn suggests it doesn't expect to gain a
competitive advantage in the sector and that it may use some of the
funds for smaller takeovers, analysts noted.
By seeking to unwind much of what it put together with the
$4.9bn Hewitt Associates takeover in 2009, the move also calls into
question the rationale of the similar Willis Group-Towers Watson
combination in 2015.
Analysts also suggested Aon may intend to pay...