Fight Over Sale of London Stock Exchange Is About to Get Nasty
- Deal could scramble industry with 4 of top 5 companies in mix
- Consolidation would leave losers in proposed deal far behind
Bidding War Fomenting for London Stock Exchange?
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A fight for control of London Stock Exchange Group Plc could get bare-knuckled as potential buyers jockey for dominance in an industry that’s quickly consolidating.
After LSE said it was in merger talks with Germany’s Deutsche Boerse AG, the two largest exchange owners in the world, CME Group Inc. and Intercontinental Exchange Inc., or ICE, may step in with unsolicited offers.