LONDON/MILAN/PARIS – London Stock Exchange entered exclusive talks to sell Borsa Italiana to Euronext on Friday, with the French operator seeing off Deutsche Boerse and Switzerland’s Six as it bids to add another bourse to its pan-European network. The logo of stock market operator Euronext is seen on a building in the financial district of la Defense in Courbevoie, near ...
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Euronext, CDP among bidders for Borsa Italiana bond platform unit
Euronext has joined Italian state lender CDP in a bid for the LSE unit. MILAN: A consortium comprising France’s Euronext and Italian state-lender CDP is among bidders for the bond-trading platform of the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) Borsa Italiana unit, two sources said on Saturday. One of the sources said Deutsche Boerse and Swiss stock exchange Six had also presented bids ...
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The utility scale renewable energy tender saw wind prevail again, with 18 projects with a total generation capacity of 406 MW. Solar secured four projects with a combined capacity of 19.3 MW but did offer the lowest bid. Four solar projects were allocated in an under-subscribed renewables tender. Italian energy agency the Gestore dei Servizi Energetici allocated 425.3 MW of ...
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ROME (AP) — Gone are the days of the half-million euro Christmas Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican is centralizing its contracting and procurement procedures in a bid to cut waste, root out corruption and bring the Holy See’s finances into the 21st century. Pope Francis approved new norms governing contract bids and purchasing in his latest effort ...
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Travel restrictions and spending cuts muddy defence sector outlook Leonardo, which makes AgustaWestland Wildcat helicopters, was the only bidder in 2018 Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.comT&Cs and Copyright Policy. Email licensing@ft.com to buy additional rights. Subscribers may ...
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