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Aon buys USI from KKR for $17bn to build the premier US middle-market brokerage

Published: September 3, 2026 | Category: Deals & M&A The broker turns to fresh debt for its largest deal since NFP, handing KKR the exit on a hold it began in 2017 and accelerating the roll-up of America’s mid-sized insurance advisers. Aon has agreed to buy USI Insurance Services from KKR for $17bn, its largest…

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11.1%

Up +1.9pp · PBS, Aug 2026

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11.50%

Unchanged Held · MPC, 27 Jul 2026

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277.45

Down -0.01 · SBP, 2 Sep 2026

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Up +$17mn · SBP, wk 21 Aug 2026

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