A proposed route from client flow to private capital Blackstone has held discussions with Aon about creating a Lloyd’s syndicate that could earn returns on as much as $2 billion of annual premium, according an article published in September 2026 by the Financial Times. The project has not been confirmed as a final launch. Its significance lies in the proposed link between one of the world’s largest brokers and

Aon in February 2017 sold its human resources business process outsourcing (BPO) platform and operations to private equity firm and alternative asset manager Blackstone for $4.3 billion plus an additional $500 million earn-out based on future performance. Closing is expected by the end of the second quarter of 2017. The sale, according to Aon’s website, is a “natural extension of the strategy the firm has pursued over the last