City trio land brief to oversee LCH.Clearnet takeover process
Ashurst, Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have won key roles advising on the takeover of clearing house LCH.Clearnet. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and financial information services company Markit put in rival tenders. The board of LCH. Clearnet, London’s biggest clearing house, met last Monday (26 September) to discuss the offers and decided to accept the LSE’s offer. The LSE offered e21 (£18.27) […]