<div>UPDATE 7-Hong Kong Exchange makes surprise $39 bln offer for Britain's LSE</div> <!-- no image --> <div>* TIMELINE-LSE: A story of failed mega mergers (Recasts with more detail, fresh quotes)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=Yut3cYS49kY:o3VfhZ0msAI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=Yut3cYS49kY:o3VfhZ0msAI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=Yut3cYS49kY:o3VfhZ0msAI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=Yut3cYS49kY:o3VfhZ0msAI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=Yut3cYS49kY:o3VfhZ0msAI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/Yut3cYS49kY" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters