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Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Baltic Exchange have agreed terms for a recommended share offer as the Asian company looks to proceed with a proposed acquisition. -
Intercontinental Exchange has battled to deflect a potentially deal-busting challenge of its takeover of Trayport, the trading software company, by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority.
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Deutsche Börse has completed the share exchange offer for its planned London Stock Exchange merger with a final acceptance ratio of 89.04%, far in excess of the required threshold despite a shaky start.
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The Bank of England’s revamped quantitative easing programme hit an early snag last week when the central bank failed to source enough Gilts on just the second day of purchases.
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A handful of small deals enlivened a typical August week for ECM activity in London, with the Alternative Investment Market at the centre of the action.
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UK real estate investment trust Capital & Regional is "in advanced discussions with lenders" to refinance a £380m loan after planning the deal since March.
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The subdued US private placement (USPP) market could be set to for a rush of deals in September, enlivening what has been a quiet year, writes Robert Cooke.
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Autins Group, the UK manufacturer of acoustic and thermal insulation materials, has priced its £26.6m IPO on London’s Aim.
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August has been a volatile month in recent years, with the Chinese devaluation last summer and a flare-up in Greece's debt crisis. Yet so far indices have remained stable this time. Stability could also be torpor if primary activity is anything to go by. Just a handful of small European deals in progress show a market in the full grip of the summer slowdown.
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Far from seeing Tullett Prebon’s voice-hybrid push as a last stand of the dinosaurs against robot supremacy, those firms going all-in on electronic trading would do well to re-examine their own longevity.
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With most European markets in summer slowdown mode, UK-headquartered hotelier Intercontinental Hotels tapped the sterling market on Tuesday for a £350m bond.
