Wednesday, 09 October 2019 6:21 pmAlistair Osborne's analysis of Hong Kong's failed attempt to buy the London Stock Exchange is probably the best of lot from today's coverage in the national newspapers.
Tuesday, 08 October 2019 7:32 amThe Hong Kong exchange did manage to drum up some other advisers to join its bid for London Stock Exchange (HSBC and UBS) but in the end it was all for nothing.
Monday, 23 September 2019 4:08 pmThis piece - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/09/21/hong-kong-enlists-help-banking-heavyweights-win-london-stock/ - in the Sunday Telegraph's business section about Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing hiring HSBC to bolster to its bid for the London Stock Exchange caught Betaville's eye.
Wednesday, 11 September 2019 7:48 pmIt struck me as odd whilst re-reading this morning's press release from Hong Kong Exchange that Moelis & Company, a mid-sized American M&A advisory firm, is the sole advisor to the Asian bourse on its takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange.
Wednesday, 11 September 2019 9:42 amWell, that didn't take long. Just a few days back from the summer holidays and the Hong Kong Exchange launches a multi-billion pound takeover deal for the London Stock Exchange, which is itself trying to buy Refinitiv
Friday, 02 August 2019 6:15 pmAs a competitive deals hack it is rather galling to be scooped but once again I take my hat off the FT team that broke the $27 billion LSE/Refinitiv mega merger deal last Friday evening. It's possible that will be the M&A story of the year.
Monday, 24 September 2018 5:27 pmBetaville notes that Sir Christopher Hohn's TCI fund has just slotted the majority of its 5pc stake in the London Stock Exchange.
So, unless the abrasive hedge fund manager is not interested in making money for his investors, Sir Christopher can't really believe the LSE is still a takeover target?
Monday, 26 February 2018 10:58 amThis morning's business comment column by the excellent Katherine Griffiths, a former colleague from our days at The Daily Telegraph, caught Betaville's eye.
Thursday, 30 March 2017 9:15 amIndeed, my ex-colleague and general all-round good bloke Harry Wilson - who rarely sticks the knife in without good reason - writes the business splash in this morning's The Times, which highlights how the likes of Robey Warshaw are likely to make several millions in fees despite the embarassment of seeing the deal botched.
