LSE suitors locked in bid talks
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Talks between the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the heads of two European bourses are set to resume next week.
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The Nasdaq says it may work with a group planning a rival  trading platform if its London Stock Exchange bid fails.
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Brazilian mining giant Vale  said on Monday it has held talks with Anglo-Swiss rival Xstrata  about a potential acquisition that have yet to lead to a formal bid.
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UK bank Alliance & Leicester held talks last month about a possible takeover by Spanish bank Santander, reports say.
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London Stock Exchange Plc, Europe&#39;s third-largest exchange by market value, said it received a 1.35 billion-pound ($2.6 billion) takeover offer from Deutsche Boerse AG, the second attempt
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Business & money: Â· Group in talks with banks as deadline loomsÂ· Only increased offer will win over Rio Tinto board
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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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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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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) today rejected an offer from Deutsche Borse, its bigger German rival, valuing it at about Â£1.35 billion ($2.6 billion), or 530pence per share, a significant premium to Fridayâs closing price of 430 pence.
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A deadline on private bids for Northern Rock, the bank almost ruined by the squeeze on global credit, was to expire on Monday amid speculation that three proposals will be made to the board.
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is facing a possible bidding war after receiving its second takeover approach in a week. Paris-based rival Euronext made an approach just a week after the LSE said it had knocked
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The European Union and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) are locked in talks as a deadline nears this week for the software giant to comply with an EU anti-trust ruling, officials said Monday.
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Nasdaq Stock Market  is flexible about extending its initial Friday deadline for receiving expressions of interest from potential buyers of its 31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange , a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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The London Stock Exchange said Monday that it had rejected a fresh takeover proposal from German rival Deutsche Boerse but has agreed to further talks.
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Virgin Group and up to two other bidders are expected to meet a Monday deadline for Northern Rock offers.
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LONDON/MILAN  - The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is confident of winning shareholder support for its 1.6 billion euro ($2.2 billion) bid for Borsa Italiana, it said on Monday, despite a mixed reception to the deal.
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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.