Europe’s security markets need new plumbing

The (UK) Competition Commission (CC) has provisionally concluded July 2005 that the proposed acquisition of London Stock Exchange plc (LSE) by Deutsche Börse AG (DBAG) or Euronext NV (Euronext) would substantially lessen competition. This article comments on these findings.

United Kingdom: Competition Commission: Press Release, No.46, 2005: CC considers LSE mergers would harm competition http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/press_rel/2005/july/pdf/46-05.pdf

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