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Rolet’s sniping betrays worry about flank attack from US on LSE merger

Comment: In case Intercontinental Exchange might disrupt the Deutsche Börse deal by making a bid, the Frenchman is getting his retaliation in first

On the offensive: the LSE boss has been scathing in his attack on Intercontinental Exchange
On the offensive: the LSE boss has been scathing in his attack on Intercontinental Exchange Photo: Getty Images

Roll up for “Xavier Rolet: live and uncut”.

The London Stock Exchange Group boss has never been short of pithy comments on everything from bee-keeping to the global economy. But the language he has been using to defend LSE's proposed $30 billion merger with Deutsche Börse has been colourful by any standards.

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