The Italian stock exchange, Borsa Italiana, is the latest to voice an interest in being part of the global consolidation of exchanges.

The exchange announced that its board of directors met yesterday and decided to give CEO Massimo Capuano, “the responsibility for a quick examination and thorough analysis of the opportunities already identified at an international level, which could best conform to Borsa Italiana’s strategic projects.”

Capuano will be supported by a steering committee composed by the chairman Angelo Tantazzi and other members of the board.

Possible suitors for a transaction could include Euronext NV, Deutsche Borse and the London Stock Exchange plc. The exchange has recently failed to convince shareholders to take the company public.