---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-000182"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTW"
cik: "0001140536"
company_name: "WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC"
filed_at: "2025-01-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T17:37:09.050990+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WTW completes sale of TRANZACT to GTCR and Recognize

## Summary
- Sale closed on Dec 31, 2024; announced Jan 2, 2025.
- Buyers are private equity firm GTCR and digital investor Recognize.
- CEO Carl Hess says divestiture sharpens strategic focus on core offerings.
- No purchase price or other financial terms disclosed in filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-000182
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTW
- cik: 0001140536
- company_name: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
- filed_at: 2025-01-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140536/000119312525000182/0001193125-25-000182-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140536/000119312525000182/d916164d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-000182.txt

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