A consortium of Canadian banks and financial firms challenging the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) takeover of TMX Group Inc. announced on Monday that it will proceed with its hostile bid for the parent company of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The Maple Acquisition Group is seeking a deal that will keep the Toronto exchange under Canadian management. The TMX board rejected the group’s $3.8 billion bid on May 20 after agreeing to LSE’s lower offer in February. The LSE deal would create the world’s largest exchange in terms of listings.

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