Nasdaq launches $5.3 bln hostile bid for LSE
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LONDON/NEW YORK  - Nasdaq  launched its 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange  on Tuesday, needing just over a fifth of LSE shareholders to accept for it to take control of the bourse.
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LONDON -- The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. failed for the second time in a year to win control of the London Stock Exchange PLC, revealing yesterday that its $5.3 billion hostile bid had been spurned by the British bourse's shareholders.
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NEW YORK/SYDNEY  - NYSE Euronext  and Australia's ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's  31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said.
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NYSE Euronext Inc.    has entered the competition for the Borsa Italiana by  submitting a preliminary bid to rival the London Stock Exchange  Group&#39;s  offer, according to the online edition of the  Wall Street Journal.
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A Nasdaq plan to increase listing fees while simultaneously offering more services has enraged some companies and raised antitrust concerns.
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Nasdaq  launched its 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange  on Tuesday and will need just over a fifth of LSE shareholders to accept for it to take control of the bourse.
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The Nasdaq reveals a Â£2.7bn  hostile takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange.
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The London Stock Exchange  reiterated on Tuesday its rejection of a 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) bid from U.S. rival Nasdaq Stock Market Inc .
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The Nasdaq Stock Market  bid $3.7 billion for Nordic bourse owner OMX  on Friday as it set its sights on expanding beyond the U.S. market and adds to a wave of stock market consolidation.
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Societe Generale on Monday unveiled its bid to raise 5.5 billion euros to plug a hole left by a rogue trader scandal that dented confidence in the French bank and left it exposed to takeover bids.
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The London Stock Exchange, the largest in Europe, quickly rejected NasdaqÂs $5 billion cash offer.
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The London Stock Exchange issued a bullish profit forecast and pledged a dividend hike on Tuesday as it urged shareholders to reject a 2.7-billion-pound ($5.27-billion) hostile bid from U.S. rival Nasdaq.
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NEW YORK/SYDNEY  - NYSE Euronext  and Australia's ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's  31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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The London Stock Exchange opened the door to a bidding war for the 300-year-old market after it rejected a proposed Â£1.35bn (â¬1.9bn) offer from Deutsche BÃ¶rse, its German rival.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland PLC said Tuesday it will launch a hostile bid of 71.1 billion euros ($95.5 billion) for ABN Amro, topping a friendly offer from Barclays PLC and pressing Bank of America Corp. for control of the Dutch bank's U.S. arm.
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LONDON, Feb. 10 -- The Nasdaq Stock Market failed for the second time in a year to win control of the London Stock Exchange, revealing Saturday that its $5.3 billion hostile bid was rejected by LSE shareholders.
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A number of bidders approach US exchange Nasdaq to buy its stake in the London Stock Exchange, say reports.