On October 9th, 2020, the London Stock Exchange Group has agreed to sell all its stake in Borsa Italiana to Euronext for €4,325 million. The transaction is expected to be completed within the first half of 2021. So far this is the piece of news....
As of October 8, 2019 Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced the drop of its £32 bn bid to acquire the London Stock Exchange. For further information, see the following links: https://www.hkexgroup.com/-/media/HKEX-Group-Site/ccd/Possible-Offer/28-Announcement--HK-cover-ENGcombined.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/08/hong-kong-bid-london-stock-exchange-lse https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/08/hong-kong-exchange-drops-its-39-billion-bid-to-buy-the-london-stock-exchange.html https://www.ft.com/content/ccb827ce-e95f-11e9-a240-3b065ef5fc55 ...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has announced on early September 2019 a £30bn bid for the London Stock Exchange (LSEG); the offer is a mix of cash and shares. The bid comes after LSE CEO David Schwimmer announced the intention to buy the data and trading business...
London Stock Exchange ("LSE") signed a deal with investment funds affiliated with Blackstone and Thomson Reuters to acquire Refinitiv, financial data and trading platforms provider. Refinitiv shareholders will acquire a stake of approximately 37 per cent economic interest in LSEG and less than 30 per cent of the total voting rights...