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Euronext Tries to Beat Nasdaq With Raised Bid for Oslo Bors

  • Euronext offers 4% more than Nasdaq to win over shareholders
  • Oslo exchange board, largest owners have backed Nasdaq bid
The Oslo Bors.Photographer: Odin Jaeger/Bloomberg
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Euronext NV stepped up a struggle with Nasdaq Inc. for control of Oslo Bors, raising its bid for Norway’s main stock exchange to about $790 million.

The Franco-Dutch exchange operator is now willing to pay Bloomberg Terminal158 Norwegian kroner a share, which is about 4 percent more than Nasdaq bid last month. It’s also about 9 percent higher than Euronext’s own previous offer.