The LSE's chief executive, Carla Furse, had rejected the offer as undervaluing the exchange.

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Clara Furse's ravishing--but hitherto unconquerable--London Stock Exchange is hardly sitting a corner crying heigh ho!

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Now, no longer the belle of the ball, Clara Furse needs to clinch a deal with Euronext.

BBC: Analysis

But owning a substantial stake might make it easier for Greifeld to push Furse to the negotiating table.

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Ms Furse's best course of action is clear: fight any bid on its merits and hire a good caterer.

ECONOMIST: London Stock Exchange

The LSE released its earnings on Clara Furse's last day in charge.

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On December 15, the bank appeared to stall for time when it came up with an identical eleventh hour bid for Clara Furse's Exchange.

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London Stock Exchange Chief Executive Clara Furse is a staunch believer in the notion that Australian investment bank Macquarie fails to appreciate the value of her bourse.

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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.

BBC: Analysis

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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