Oslo Børs, Euronext and Nasdaq – Shootout at the NOK Corral

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Ashish Saxena

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22034" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22034">London Stock Exchange Group PLC</a> (LSEG) and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/21604" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21604">Deutsche Börse AG</a> (DBAG) have finally agreed to merge into a US$ 30 billion enterprise.To be frank, it looks like a takeover of LSEG by DBAG. And it might not be the last offer as US rivals are preparing to make counter-offers.According to LSEG's <a href="http://www.lseg.com/documents/lseg-recommended-all-share-merger-equals-london-stock-exchange-group-plc-and-deutsche-b%C3%B6rse-ag-rns-16mar2016-pdf" target="_blank">press release</a>, the merger will be implemented by a newly established UK holding company (UK TopCo) which will acquire LSEG by way of a scheme of arrangement and will acquire DBAG by making a share-swap offer.…

London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSEG) and Deutsche Börse AG (DBAG) have finally agreed to merge into a US$ 30 billion enterprise.To be frank, it looks like a takeover of LSEG by DBAG. And it might not be the last offer as US rivals are preparing to make counter-offers.According to LSEG's press release, the merger will be implemented by a newly established UK holding company (UK TopCo) which will acquire LSEG by way of a scheme of arrangement and will acquire DBAG by making a share-swap offer.…

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