Sunday, February 28, 2016

The bourse of true love never did run smooth. Ask the LSE

Deutsche Börse and the London Stock Exchange are proud to announce their third merger. Let’s hope it ends happily this time

Every now and again the London Stock Exchange and its German rival Deutsche Börse like to announce that they are merging – and last week it happened again.

This time Deutsche Börse shareholders are expected to receive 54.4% of the combined company, which, as the latest deal is being spun in Brexit-obsessed Britain as a “merger of equals”, presumably means that LSE investors will get the same.

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from Mergers and acquisitions | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1oQ0wlg

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