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Fight over sale of London Stock Exchange about to get nasty

CME Group and ICE may make unsolicited offers, after LSE said it was in merger talks with Deutsche Boerse

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Published Mon, Mar 7, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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    A FIGHT for control of London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSE) could get bare-knuckled as potential buyers jockey for dominance in an industry that's quickly consolidating.

    After LSE said it was in merger talks with Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG, the two largest exchange owners in the world, CME Group Inc and Intercontinental Exchange Inc, or ICE, may step in with unsolicited offers.

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