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The London Stock Exchange Group plc is a British-based stock exchange and financial information company. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It owns the Borsa Italiana, MillenniumIT,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lseg.com/sites/default/files/content/documents/lseg-millenniumit-acquisition-sep09.pdf )〕 Russell Investments and the London Stock Exchange. ==History== The London Stock Exchange was founded in Sweeting's Alley in London in 1801.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our history )〕 It moved to Capel Court the following year.〔 In 1972 the Exchange moved to a new purpose-built building and trading floor in Threadneedle Street. Deregulation, sometimes known as "big bang", came in 1986 and external ownership of member firms was allowed for the first time.〔 In 1995 the Alternative Investment Market was launched and in 2004 the Exchange moved again, this time to Paternoster Square.〔 Nasdaq built up a stake of over 30% in the Exchange in 2007 in a failed attempt to acquire it. It has since sold its investment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC NEWS - Business - LSE rejects £2.7bn Nasdaq offer )〕 In 2007 the Exchange acquired the Milan-based Borsa Italiana for 1.6bn euro (£1.1bn; $2bn) to form the (London Stock Exchange Group ) plc. The combination was intended to diversify the LSE's product offering and customer base. The all-share deal diluted the stakes of existing LSE shareholders, with Borsa Italiana shareholders receiving new shares representing 28 per cent of the enlarged register.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC NEWS - Business - London Stock Exchange buys Borsa )〕 On 16 September 2009, the London Stock Exchange Group agreed to acquire Millennium Information Technologies, Ltd., a Sri Lankan-based software company specialising in trading systems, for US$30m (£18m). The acquisition was completed on 19 October 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Latest News )〕 On 9 February 2011 TMX Group, operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange agreed to join forces with the London Stock Exchange Group in a deal described by TMX head Tom Kloet as a 'merger of equals' (though 8/15 board members of the combined entity will be appointed by LSE, 7/15 by TMX).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-LSE jumps on TMX purchase plan )〕 The deal, subject to government approval would create the world's largest exchange operator for mining stocks. In the UK the LSE Group first announced it as a takeover, however in Canada the deal was reported as a merger.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FACTBOX-LSE to buy Toronto exchange )〕 The provisional name for the combined group would be LTMX Group plc.〔Wall Street Journal, ("A Combined TMX-LSE Would Be Called LTMX Group" ), ''Ben Dummett'', 1 June 2011〕 On 13 June 2011, a rival, and hostile bid from the ''Maple Group'' of Canadian interests, was unveiled for the TMX Group. This was a cash and stock bid of $3.7 billion CAD, launched in the hope of blocking the LSE Group's takeover of TMX. The group was composed of the leading banks and financial institutions of Canada.〔Reuters, ("Maple Group goes hostile for TMX" ), Solarina Ho〕 The London Stock Exchange however announced it was terminating the merger with TMX on 29 June 2011 citing that "LSEG and TMX Group believe that the merger is highly unlikely to achieve the required two-thirds majority approval at the TMX Group shareholder meeting". In July 2012, the LSE bought a 5% stake in Delhi Stock Exchange. On 2 June 2014, the LSE became the 10th stock exchange to join the United Nation's Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. On 26 June 2014, the LSE announced it had agreed to buy Frank Russell Co., making it one of the largest providers of index services. In January 2015, Reuters reported that the London Stock Exchange Group planned to put Russell Investments up for sale, and estimates the sale will produce $1.4 billion per unit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Reuters )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「London Stock Exchange Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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