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Five questions as LSE/Deutsche Börse hangs in the balance

FN asks what’s next for the exchanges and their advisers if the planned €29 billion tie-up collapses

Five questions as LSE/Deutsche Börse hangs in the balance
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It could be the London Stock Exchange Group's ownership of a bond trading venue in Italy that ultimately derails the exchange's €29 billion merger with Deutsche Börse.

European antitrust regulators are unlikely to clear the merger without receiving a commitment from the exchanges to sell the LSE's 60% stake in MTS, an electronic venue for trading European government bonds and other fixed income securities.

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