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Italy Is Said to Be Under Pressure to Delay Euronext-Borsa Deal

  • Italian parliament to discuss country’s exchange on Wednesday
  • Project to create Europe’s largest listing venue now uncertain

The Borsa Italiana in Milan.

Photographer: Camilla Cerea/Bloomberg
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Pressure is mounting on Italy’s government to delay the acquisitionBloomberg Terminal of Borsa Italiana SpA by Euronext NV unless the Milan-based exchange is assured more autonomy and decision-making power, according to people familiar with the matter.

The deal would create Europe’s largest listing venue, which Euronext has long maintained could become the backbone of a future European capital markets union.