Marsh buys US broker Blakestad

Global broker Marsh has acquired Minnesota-headquartered private
client and commercial lines insurance agency Blakestad for an
undisclosed sum.
The purchase was conducted through Marsh's middle market
agency subsidiary Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA).
Blakestad's leadership team and all employees, including
company president Jerod Blakestad, have joined MMA as part of the
deal, but will continue to work from their current Minneapolis
office.
MMA's upper Midwest region CEO Bill Jeatran said: "T