(Bloomberg) -- Towers Watson & Co. won shareholder approval for an $8.9 billion merger with Willis Group Holdings Plc after negotiating better terms with the insurance broker.

Willis investors supported the combination with the Arlington, Virginia-based consulting firm in a separate meeting Friday, according to a joint statement from the companies that didn’t disclose tallies.

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