Nasdaq hostile bid for LSE set to expire
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A deadline for shareholders of the London Stock Exchange to back a hostile takeover of the LSE by US stock exchange operator Nasdaq was set to expire.
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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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The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. formally launched its hostile $5.3 billion takeover bid on Tuesday for the London Stock Exchange Group PLC, which promptly reiterated that the offer is too low and urged its shareholders to take no action on it.
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The company&#39;s initial offer of $7.7bn or $21 per share, was due to expire at midnight tonight but Peoplesoft will now have another two weeks, until 22 October, to make their decision.
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The European financial market operator Euronext said it could not yet guarantee making a bid to take over the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
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As Nasdaq's battle for the London Stock  Exchange  reaches a climax on Saturday with the deadline  for shareholders to accept, the LSE's share price suggests the  U.S. bourse may fail, analysts said.
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Oracle's $7.7 billion takeover offer for PeopleSoft has been extended several times already and was set to expire today.
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With news that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has knocked back a Â£1.35bn offer from its German rival Deutsche Boerse, the ordinary shareholder may be wondering what lies ahead.
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The London Stock Exchange rejects a Â£2.7bn takeover bid from US firm Nasdaq, saying it undervalues its business.
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London Stock Exchange Group Plc forecast a big rise in third-quarter earnings and pledged to raise its full-year dividend at least 50 percent as it reiterated its opposition to a 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid from U.S. rival Nasdaq .
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The London Stock Exchange  may now seek alliances with other bourses, such as Tokyo, after the failure of Nasdaq Stock Market's  2.7-billion-pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid.
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The London Stock Exchange   reiterated its opposition to a hostile bid from Nasdaq Stock  Market Inc  on Monday, noting that valuations of  trading exchanges had risen since its U.S. rival launched its  bid.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  has  given potential suitors until the end of the week to express  interest in its 31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange  Group Plc  but has not yet received any offers, the Wall  Street Journal reported.
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Oracle has extended the deadline for PeopleSoft investors to tender their shares in its hostile bid to acquire its business software rival--the 11th extension of the offer since Oracle launched the bid more than 15 months ago.
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London Stock Exchange Group Plc forecast  a big rise in third-quarter earnings and pledged to raise its  full-year dividend at least 50 percent as it reiterated its  opposition to a 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid  from U.S. rival Nasdaq .
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LONDON - London Stock Exchange (LSE) rejected on Monday a nearly EUR 2.0 billion takeover bid by Frankfurt Stock Exchange company Deutsche Boerse, raising the prospects of a possible takeover battle for LSE.
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LONDON  -- Nasdaq Stock Markets Inc.  suffered a resounding defeat in its 2.7 billion pound ( ($5.31 billion) bid for the London Stock Exchange  on Saturday, saying it had won just 0.41 pct of acceptances for its offer for Europe's largest share market.