EU decision on LSE-Refinitiv deal expected in a few months-LSE director
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MILAN (Reuters) - European competition authorities are expected to rule on the London Stock Exchange's $27 billion (£20 billion) takeover of data and analytics company Refinitiv "around the summer", an LSE board member said on Tuesday. LSE agreed in August to buy Refinitiv in a deal aimed at offering trading across regions and currencies and establishing the British company as a rival to Bloomberg, triggering speculation about the possible sale of assets to gain antitrust approval and to fund..