ALEX BRUMMER: The ESL coup has failed but the economics remain the same
Failed takeovers and merger attempts are not uncommon in global finance. In Britain, successive efforts to take control of the London Stock Exchange Group, Pfizer’s 2014 effort to buy Astrazeneca and Airbus merger plans with BAE were all repulsed. The collapse of the European Super League (ESL), an attempt by big clubs to supplant the … Read more
