ICAP confirms abortive merger talks with LSE
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Brokerage group ICAP says it has held &quot;exploratory&quot; merger talks with the London Stock Exchange, but added that the discussions have since ceased.
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A merger of the Deutsche BÃ¶rse and London Stock Exchange would combine the cash equities businesses of both in a single unit to be managed out of London
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Deutsche Boerse has made a 1.3 billion  pound ($2.49 billion) approach for the London Stock Exchange,  and the LSE's rejection of it on Monday left observers doubting  a much better offer would emerge.
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Euronext -- the operator of the Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon stock exchanges -- has held "positive" talks with the major shareholders of the London Stock Exchange, as the bidding battle for the LSE hots up.
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The London Stock Exchange PLC has received and rejected a bid proposal from Germany&#39;s main stock exchange, Deutsche Boerse AG , the exchanges said Monday.
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The London Stock Exchange said on Wednesday that it is exploring a potential merger with Borsa Italiana, as it seemingly looks to end its isolation amid global tie-ups for financial markets.
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The London Stock Exchange today said it had rejected a Â£1.35 billion takeover approach from German rival Deutsche Boerse. Shares in the LSE have risen 25 per cent in recent weeks as investors anticipated a possible takeover bid.
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand&#39;s monopoly pay television operator Sky Network Television Ltd. (SKY.NZ) said Thursday it is in merger talks with its majority shareholder Independent Newspapers Ltd. (INL.NZ).
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German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse said that discussions with the London Stock Exchange regarding its takeover bid for the LSE had been "amicable" and "constructive."
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Two of the UK's largest insurers,  Friends Provident and Resolution,  are in talks to merge according to reports.
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Capital Radio and GWR saw Â£45m wiped off their combined stock market values yesterday as investors digested details of their proposed merger alongside trading updates published simultaneously by both companies.
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Dutch chemical group Akzo Nobel  said it will be able to sell some of its British and Irish paint businesses as part of its divestment plan with European regulators who approved its 8 billion pound ($16.3 billion) acquisition of Britain's ICI
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By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Sep. 15--Calling off a merger it had announced last March, Sacramento  software maker Unify Corp. said Thursday it will remain independent and  instead buy a piece of its erstwhile merger partner.
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Business & money: Deal forced to be scrapped as the fallout from the sub-prime markets continues to spread
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Manchester United Plc, the world&#39;s biggest soccer club by revenue, ended talks with US billionaire Malcolm Glazer about a possible takeover offer.
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The London Stock Exchange today rejected a Â£1.35bn takeover approach from German rival Deutsche BÃ¶rse, but held open the prospect of further talks.
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has rejected a proposed offer for the company from Deutsche Boerse valued at 530 pence per share in cash.