Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) said Wednesday it has made a proposal to the board of London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE) to “combine the two companies,” in a deal which values the LSE at about £29.6 billion ($36.6 billion). The HKEX said the deal would be funded by a combination of existing cash and a new credit facility. It cautioned, however, that its statement to the market should be considered as an announcement to make a possible offer and is not confirmation of a firm intention to bid. The statement from HKEX said a further announcement will be made “as and when appropriate.” HKEX has proposed £20.45 a share in cash, as well as 2.495 newly issued HKEX shares. LSE shares rallied shortly after 10:00 a.m. London time, rising by 8.5% before giving up some of the initial gains. HKEX said it expected key LSE management to keep their jobs and work for the new owners. “The board of HKEX believes that the two businesses are highly complementary and as such, looks forward to working with the relevant authorities to deliver a clear path to completion,” the HKEX said. HKEX added that the proposed deal would only go ahead if LSE backs down from its plan to buy Refinitiv. The data group, which is majority owned by the private equity group Blackstone, was last year spun out of the news wire service Reuters.
LSE had announced plans to spend $27 billion on Refinitiv in order to provide a complete one-stop-shop to banks and brokers who need a platform for trading, hardware and a continuous flow of data and news. It was considered a strategy that would directly challenge Bloomberg’s terminal and data package. HKEX is already the owner and operator of the London Metal Exchange, the world’s largest market in options and futures contracts on base and other metals. It bought the LME in 2012 for £1.4 billion.
“The transaction would give Hong Kong control of equity markets in the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as key infrastructure for European debt markets, and would therefore face "elevated political risks," analysts at Berenberg noted.”
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) said Wednesday it has made a proposal to the board of London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE) to “combine the two companies,” in a deal which values the LSE at about £29.6 billion ($36.6 billion).
The HKEX said the deal would be funded by a combination of existing cash and a new credit facility. It cautioned, however, that its statement to the market should be considered as an announcement to make a possible offer and is not confirmation of a firm intention to bid.
The statement from HKEX said a further announcement will be made “as and when appropriate.”
HKEX has proposed £20.45 a share in cash, as well as 2.495 newly issued HKEX shares. LSE shares rallied shortly after 10:00 a.m. London time, rising by 8.5% before giving up some of the initial gains.
HKEX said it expected key LSE management to keep their jobs and work for the new owners.
“The board of HKEX believes that the two businesses are highly complementary and as such, looks forward to working with the relevant authorities to deliver a clear path to completion,” the HKEX said.
HKEX added that the proposed deal would only go ahead if LSE backs down from its plan to buy Refinitiv. The data group, which is majority owned by the private equity group Blackstone, was last year spun out of the news wire service Reuters.
LSE had announced plans to spend $27 billion on Refinitiv in order to provide a complete one-stop-shop to banks and brokers who need a platform for trading, hardware and a continuous flow of data and news. It was considered a strategy that would directly challenge Bloomberg’s terminal and data package.
HKEX is already the owner and operator of the London Metal Exchange, the world’s largest market in options and futures contracts on base and other metals. It bought the LME in 2012 for £1.4 billion.
自英国闹脱欧，伦交所更是雪上加霜交易量每况愈下。
别忘了当初阿里连MONEYGRAM都买不下。
新加坡一直想做亚洲金融中心，香港说俺要走向星辰大海，港交所绝对席位在香港政府手里，兔子的世界你们不懂。
做梦，比不做好！
港交所 金管局 不是都赤化了么？
当机也是ccp 搞出来的
没看懂这波操作
回答的已经算礼貌了，换美国的话又要骂街了，不过这大胆的提议，还是蛮有意思的。有想法就提出来，管他拒不拒绝，先追了再说。
都是这么回答的。关键看股东愿不愿意，管理层一般都是不愿意。
股东同意 国家不同意也没用
没事，赔不了，没事赚吆喝，哈哈
当然是谁出offer 谁当头。
不过这事最后能成的可能性目前来看不高
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香港交易所公众号11日发布《李小加网志：踏上“连接全球”的新征途》。节选如下： 就在刚才，香港交易所发表了向伦敦证券交易所集团提出合并的声明。这份声明虽然内容简洁有限，但意义极其深远，可谓“一字值千金”。因为它不仅体现了香港交易所20多年来发展历史上再一次踏上国际收购征途的巨大决心，更是香港国际金融中心不断深化提升连接东西方桥梁作用的标志性举措，同时也可能蕴含着未来国际金融结构大变革的蛛丝马迹。不管最后成功与否，我想借此机会回答几个核心问题。
1.为什么形容这次交易为“伦港世纪联姻”？
伦敦证交所与香港交易所均为全球最重要市场的金融基础设施，两者如能成功结合，将创造一个全球布局、世界领先、覆盖亚欧美三大时区、同时为美元、欧元和人民币等主要货币提供国际化的金融交易服务合计市值有望超过700亿美金的交易所集团，向全世界市场参与者及投资者提供前所未有的、适应未来市场需求的全球市场互联互通平台。 伦敦证交所是欧洲最大的交易所集团之一，业务与香港交易所高度互补，建议的交易与香港交易所的三年战略规划非常吻合。如果成功，这将是东西方资本市场第一次真正强强结合的联姻，它将创造一个领先的国际交易所集团，屹立于全球资本市场之巅。
2. 这次联姻对全球金融市场而言有何重大意义？ 我们相信，这次联姻正是顺应当前国际金融发展新渠道、昭示未来全球金融发展新格局的标志性举措。这次交易对于全球金融市场而言具有以下五点重要意义： 第一，伦敦证交所是欧美时段最重要的交易所之一，立足于作为离岸美元全球金融中心的伦敦；而香港交易所是亚洲时段最重要的交易所之一，立足于全球最主要离岸人民币业务枢纽的香港。两者强强联手将创造一个真正横贯东西、连接全球的金融基础设施及交易所集团，并会成为美元、欧元、人民币等主要货币计价的金融资产的领先的国际交易平台。 第二，伦敦证交所是全球固定收益及货币市场的领军者；而香港交易所是全球股票、股票衍生品、及IPO市场的领导者。两者强强联手后会为全球上市公司和投资者提供全资产、全方位、全产品服务。 第三，伦敦证交所是全球资产交易最核心的清算、结算等交易后服务金融基础设施；而香港交易所是全球资本与中国市场最完整密切、且基于跨境资金净结算的互联互通先驱与领导者。基于内地与香港已建立的监管互助机制，两者强强联手会成为全球东西资本自由流动与市场融合至关重要的投资交易及风险管理金融基础设施。 第四，伦敦证交所向欧美成熟经济体中最具有价值和最有资源的公司与投资者提供丰富、全面与多层次的金融服务与产品；而香港交易所则覆盖了新兴市场中更具有活力的人口与产业、增长更迅速的亚洲经济体。两者强强联手可向亚洲投资者提供广泛全面的全球金融服务与产品。而亚洲新兴经济，特别是中国庞大的中产阶级人口与财富积累、和还没完全开放及实现国际配置的规模巨大的内地金融资本，以及正希望通过全球配置来提升产业效率与促进经济转型的内地产业资本，将为欧美成熟资本市场的发展带来源源不断且富有活力的长期资本来源。 第五，伦敦证交所拥有全球领先的指数与数据分析能力，以及最广泛、最高端的销售管道。香港交易所正致力于挖掘数据作为新一代资产交易的商业潜力，旨在借助亚洲、尤其是中国高度数字化的经济结构而形成的海量数据，为全球金融服务业提供新动能、注入新活力。
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这个收购抛出来说明土共看问题更长远广阔，不会因为眼前这些就改变策略，否则真的就上套了。
无论这个收购是否有结果，至少对是香港是个好事，土共还在支持香港，如果说利用香港，本就领土一部分，土共和地方双赢有何不可，李晓佳原供职土共证监会。
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HKEX出钱，自然当头。
下面是CNN上的。
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/11/investing/hong-kong-london-stock-exchange/index.html
“The transaction would give Hong Kong control of equity markets in the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as key infrastructure for European debt markets, and would therefore face "elevated political risks," analysts at Berenberg noted.”
LSE今天涨了不少，至少从市场上看起来还是积极的。
合理
这步棋还是挺妙