London’s Aquis stock market agrees £194m takeover by Swiss group

London’s challenger stock exchange Aquis has been bought by Switzerland-based rival SIX (Tim Goode/PA) - (PA Archive)

London’s challenger stock market Aquis has agreed a takeover by Switzerland-based exchange SIX in a deal worth £194 million.

Aquis Stock Exchange, which is for smaller and fast-growing businesses to access capital markets, said the acquisition will help it to expand in Europe.