Opponents of the plan to buy LSE are thought to own at least half of Deutsche Boerse's shares.
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Wall Street has been abuzz with the proposed merger between the NYSE Euronext ( NYX) and Deutsche Boerse.
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There has even been speculation that Euronext and Deutsche Boerse could merge with each other, leaving the LSE isolated.
It is the second time Deutsche Boerse has failed to buy the LSE.
BBC: Deutsche Boerse shareholders had opposed the LSE bid move
When NYSE and Deutsche Boerse have completed their merger, they will dominate the most lucrative part of the market.
It has scorned Macquarie Bank, and received interest from Euronext, Deutsche Boerse, and most recently, Nasdaq.
The new company emerging out of the merger of NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse will be incorporated in the Netherlands.
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Deutsche Boerse shareholders have questioned the wisdom of the proposed takeover, seeing it as costly and unlikely to bring significant benefits.
BBC: Deutsche Boerse shareholders had opposed the LSE bid move
Aside from the Nasdaq, Deutsche Boerse and Macquarie bids, it is thought to be a desired target for the newly public NYSE Group .
Not only that but the pending deal between Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext would be its largest deal to date.
Deutsche Boerse has now embarked on damage limitation with its own shareholders.
BBC: Deutsche Boerse shareholders had opposed the LSE bid move
The argument between Porsche and Deutsche Boerse has been raging since 2001, when the car maker was delisted from the MDax index.
German exchange Deutsche Boerse and Australian bank Macquarie have also bid and then backed away from the LSE after being rejected by its board.
Hopes linger of a reconciliation between Deutsche Boerse and the LSE as the German exchange reserves the right to bid again after six months.
Meanwhile, Deutsche Boerse would face similar constraints if it decided to make its own clearing provider, Eurex Clearing, the main provider for the LSE.
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Each merger is its own animal, and it will be a while before we know whether the NYSE Euronext-Deutsche Boerse merger will be completed.
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Financial issues like Deutsche Boerse, UBS and Dexia all saw gains.
Unions for Deutsche Boerse staff in Frankfurt have reportedly expressed fears that up to 300 jobs would be moved to London if the takeover is successful.
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The electronic bond market also has rival bids from Deutsche Boerse as well as the Chicago Board of Trade, data group Thomson and private equity group Carlyle.
The deal will allow NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse to emerge as the largest player in the derivatives trading market, which is currently dominated by CME Group.
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On April 18, NYSE Euronext Chief Executive Duncan Niederauer took a step in this direction when he discussed the merits of globalization as a factor favoring Deutsche Boerse.
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The row centres on Deutsche Boerse's most rigorous market segment, the Prime Standard, which groups companies - 379 of them so far - that meet global standards of corporate governance.
On Tuesday, a long-awaited report from the UK Competition Commission cleared the way for a possible takeover of the LSE by Euronext or Deutsche Boerse - but only if certain conditions were met.
Aside from the Nasdaq, Deutsche Boerse and Macquarie bids, it is thought to be a desired target for the newly public NYSE Group (nyse: NYX - news - people ).
Were Deutsche Boerse and Nasdaq to more explicitly communicate the benefits of their respective offers for the greatest number of people, they would therefore increase the chances that the deal itself will pass regulatory muster.
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Should Euronext, led by Jean Francois Theodore, seize the day and put its money where its mouth is, Deutsche Boerse may return to the fray and Clara Furse may be granted the bidding war she wanted after all.
The LSE, which counts 350 companies from over 50 countries on its markets, including American Express, BP, General Motors and Vodafone, has also attracted interest from Euronext, the owner of the Paris and Amsterdam stock exchanges, and Deutsche Boerse.
The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, comes less than a year after the European Commission rejected a merger proposal between Deutsche Boerse (DB) and NYSE Euronext on the grounds of antitrust concerns in the derivatives market.
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Clara Furse's LSE, which counts 350 companies from over 50 countries on its markets, including American Express, BP, General Motors and Vodafone, has also attracted interest from Euronext, the owner of the Paris and Amsterdam stock exchanges, and Deutsche Boerse.
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