Two interesting business events that might appear separate but are in fact closely related:

Deutsche Boerse dropped its 1.3 billion pound bid for the London Stock Exchange leaving Euronext as the only company that has expressed interest in buying it.

Euronext is competing with Deutsche Boerse to buy the London Stock Exchange which may result in an all out bidding war.

Deutsche Boerse’s 530p per share bid for the London Stock Exchange was rejected leaving room for a higher offer from Euronext or the Frankfurt group.

Deutsche Brse has unveiled details of its 1.35bn bid for the London Stock Exchange.

Deutsche Brse is faced with opposition by its shareholder, Atticus Capital on buying out the London Stock Exchange.