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March 20, 2024
Cravath represented Aon North America, Inc. in connection with its $6 billion registered senior notes offering, guaranteed by Aon plc and certain of its subsidiaries. Aon plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk and human capital solutions. Proceeds of the offering will be used to finance the acquisition of NFP Intermediate Holdings A Corp. The transaction closed on March 1, 2024.
The Cravath team included partners Craig F. Arcella and Kelly M. Smercina and associates Maurice Temming and Rhemé Sloan on capital markets matters, and partner Arvind Ravichandran and associates Gregg M. Rader and William Swisher on tax matters.
Deals & Cases
December 20, 2023
On December 20, 2023, Aon plc (“Aon”), a leading global professional services firm, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire NFP, a leading middle‑market property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager and retirement plan advisor, from funds affiliated with NFP’s main capital sponsor, Madison Dearborn Partners, and funds affiliated with HPS Investment Partners. Under the terms of the transaction, Aon will acquire NFP for a total consideration estimated to be $13.4 billion at the time of close, which will be funded by $7 billion of cash and $6.4 billion of Aon stock. Cravath is representing Aon in connection with the transaction.
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