The merger between the stock exchange operators Deutsche Börse and the London Stock exchange (LSE) is starting to look complicated, as the LSE said on Sunday 26 February that it was highly unlikely to be able to meet the conditions laid down by the European Commission.
The Commission has asked LSE to divest its majority stake in the stock exchange operator MTS. “The LSE board believes it is highly unlikely that a sale of MTS could be satisfactorily achieved, even if LSE were to give...