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Moody's affirms Aon's ratings (senior Baa2) following agreement to sell benefits administration and HR BPO platform; outlook stable

Approximately $6 billion of rated debt. New York, February 10, 2017-- Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the Baa2 guaranteed senior unsecured debt rating of Aon plc following the company's announcement that it will sell its benefits administration and HR business process outsourcing platform to Blackstone for cash consideration of $4.3 billion at closing and additional consideration of up to $500 million based on future performance. Aon's after-tax cash proceeds...
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Aon Plc Class A

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Moody's Investors Service
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