Reports Willis Group (WSH) Still Interested in Buying Marsh & Mclennan (MMC)

According to reports from the New York Times, Willis Group Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: WSH) is still interested in acquiring larger rival Marsh & Mclennan Companies Inc. (NYSE: MMC). The article notes that even though Marsh & Mclennan said it is not interested in a takeover, Willis Group's CEO Joseph Plumeri has not given up on his plan for a merger of the two companies. Sources briefed on the plan say Plumeri has the backing of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), the buyout firm which briefly owned the company.