The Hong Kong bourse’s audacious £32bn bid for the London Stock Exchange faces rejection amid doubts about political risk and deal structure, according to people briefed on the offer.
The unsolicited bid on Wednesday from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing stunned investors in the LSE, one of London’s most high-profile financial institutions.
The LSE said it was committed to its own blockbuster deal, the $27bn acquisition of data and trading group Refinitiv. It is leaning towards rejecting the Hong Kong approach, two people close to the board said.
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