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Exchange operator Euronext has entered exclusive talks to buy the French clearing arm of London Stock Exchange Group's majority-owned LCH Group.
Announcing the exclusive talks in a December 20 statement, Euronext said there was "no certainty" of agreeing a deal, a point reiterated in separate statements by the LSE and Deutsche Börse.