Ten years ago, after OM Gruppen failed in its bid for the London Stock Exchange, defeated executives held a celebratory dinner for advisers: vodka, Viking helmets, the works. The lack of success mattered less than the statement of intent that put the tiny Stockholm-based exchange operator firmly on the map. Over the next few years it acquired exchanges in Finland, Lithuania, Denmark and Armenia, and in 2008 sold out to Nasdaq at a very high price.
十年前，在OM Gruppen收購倫敦證券交易所(LSE)失敗後，落敗的高階主管們爲顧問們舉行了一場慶祝晚宴：伏特加，海盜頭盔雞尾酒(Viking helmets)，一應俱全。通過表明收購意向，這家總部位於斯德哥爾摩的小小的交易所營運商聲名大振。相比之下，收購未能取得成功就不算什麼了。此後幾年，OM Gruppen收購了芬蘭、立陶宛、丹麥和亞美尼亞的交易所，並在2008年以極高的價格出售給那斯達克(Nasdaq)。
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