Euronext joins bid battle for LSE
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The London Stock Exchange receives  a takeover approach from pan-European stock exchange Euronext, the company confirms.
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Pan-European stock exchange operator  Euronext  said on Thursday it would ask shareholders  to approve its planned merger with NYSE Group , parent  company of the New York Stock Exchange, at an extraordinary  meeting on December 19.
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NYSE Euronext  and  Australia&#39;s ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part  of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc&#39;s  31 percent stake in  London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the  matter said on Monday.
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Pan-European stock exchange operator Euronext  said on Thursday it would ask shareholders to approve its planned merger with NYSE Group , parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, at an extraordinary meeting on December 19.
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The London Stock Exchange faces a likely takeover war after Euronext joined the battle for the 200-year-old British institution with a takeover approach pitting it against Germany's Deutsche Boerse.
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Deutsche Boerse aired a  proposal to merge with Euronext on Friday, increasing pressure  on the five-nation exchange to wrap up drawn-out talks on its  future, as Italy also entered the global bourse merger frenzy.
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Exchange group Euronext is reported to be ready to bid for the London Stock Exchange, which rejected a German offer last week.
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NEW YORK/PARIS  - A rise in NYSE Group's NYX.N   shares in the past few days means its bid for exchange operator   Euronext ENXT.PA has closed a gap with a rival proposal from   Deutsche Boerse DB1Gn.DE for the first time in weeks.
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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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No immediate counter offer is expected in the bidding battle for the London Stock Exchange. The pan-European stock exchange Euronext is, however, weighing up the prospects of such a move, according to sources close to it.
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NYSE Euronext  and Australia&#39;s  ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying some or part of  Nasdaq Stock Market Inc&#39;s  stake in London Stock  Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said on  Monday.
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EURONEXT has made an approach to the London Stock Exchange, increasing the possibility of a bidding war between Paris and Frankfurt for control of Europeâs largest equity market.
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Deutsche Boerse, the company which operates the Frankfurt stock exchange, said Monday it had offered to buy the London Stock Exchange for around two billion euros, but that the LSE had rejected that offer.
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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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German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse is offering to manage its derivatives business Eurex from London as a sweetener to convince the London Stock Exchange of the advantages of a merger, according to informed sources.
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London Stock Exchange Plc said on Monday  it had received an approach from mainland European stock market  Euronext.
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Euronext, operator of the Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon stock exchanges, would be prepared to move its headquarters to London in its bid to buy the London Stock Exchange.