The London Stock Exchange has won shareholder approval to proceed with its $27bn acquisition of Refinitiv, paving the way for its largest ever takeover and the creation of a data and trading giant.
The LSE said in a statement on November 26 that more than 99% of voting shareholders had approved the deal, which was agreed on August 1 — a date that also marked David Schwimmer’s first year as chief executive of the exchange.
