On and Off LSE – Deutsche Boerse Relationship Could Result in a “Marriage of Equals”

 London Stock Exchange Group plc.; market cap as of 04/03/2016: £9.93bn ($14.13bn) Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.; market cap as of 04/03/2016: $28.41bn Deutsche Boerse AG; market cap as of 04/03/2016: €14.31bn ($15.74bn)   Introduction Last week’s rumors about a “merger of equals” between LSE and Deutsche Boerse officially put LSE “in Read more…

Starwood – Marriott: Star Marriage or a Walkaway?

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.; Market Cap: $12.18bn (as of 19/11/2015) Marriott International Inc.; Market Cap: $ 18.64bn (as of 19/11/2015)   Introduction On November 16, Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR) and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced that the boards of directors of both companies unanimously Read more…