Hong Kong has made a surprise £30 billion ($37 billion) takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange. It would create the world's third biggest stock exchange group behind the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in terms of the value of companies listed.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing said Wednesday it had made a proposal to the LSE to combine the two companies in a cash and share deal worth £29.6 billion, or £31.6 billion including debt.If it happens, the takeover would create the world's third biggest stock exchange group behind the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in terms of the value of companies listed on those markets, according to the operators' data.
"The London Stock Exchange is a critically important part of the UK financial system, so as you would expect, the government and the regulators will be looking at the details closely," a UK government spokesperson said. The offer is also conditional on the LSE terminating its proposed acquisition of financial data provider, Refinitiv, announced only last month.
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