NYSE Euronext to acquire American Stock Exchange
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Transatlantic exchange NYSE Euronext   said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the  American Stock Exchange (Amex) for $260 million in stock to  boost its options business, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and  cash products.
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Italian stock market operator Borsa  Italiana is ready to study a joint offer with Deutsche Boerse  for Euronext , which has already agreed a &#36;10 billion  deal to merge with the NYSE, Il Sole 24 Ore newspaper said.
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The New York Stock Exchange unveiled an 8  billion euro (&#36;10.2 billion) share and cash bid for Euronext   on Monday, countering a rival proposal from Deutsche  Boerse just a day before a meeting where Euronext shareholders  will decide on the future of the bourse operator.
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Pan-European group Euronext is poised to launch a bid for the London Stock Exchange, UK media reports say. Last week, the LSE rejected a takeover proposal from German rival Deutsche Boerse - the 530 pence-a
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The New York Stock Exchange  has  the means to up its offer for pan-European stock market  Euronext  if needed to thwart rival suitor Deutsche  Boerse (DB1Gn.DE), NYSE chief John Thain was quoted as saying  on Thursday.
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NEW YORK/SYDNEY  - NYSE Euronext  and Australia's ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's  31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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The NYSE Group Inc  could create  a new exchange in London if its purchase of Euronext   does not deliver the international share listings business it  expects, its chief executive said in an interview.
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Euronext, the Paris-based stock exchange, yesterday confirmed its intention to enter the race to buy the London Stock Exchange, opening the way for a bidding war after last week&#39;s indicative offer from Frankfurt&#39;s Deutsche BÃ¶rse.
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European stock exchange operator Euronext  expects that shareholders will vote in support of its merger plan with NYSE Group , board member Olivier Lefebvre said on Thursday.
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Euronext shareholders on Tuesday  approved overwhelmingly a $14-billion plan to merge the multinational European exchange operator with the New York Stock Exchange and form the first transatlantic bourse.
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A merger of the New York Stock Exchange and European counterpart Euronext could pave the way for setting up a London bourse to rival the long-established London Stock Exchange, NYSE chief executive John Thain said.
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NYSE Euronext launched on Thursday an exchange offer for all outstanding shares of pan-European bourse operator Euronext  after the U.S. securities regulators approved its translatlantic merger.
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NYSE Group Inc.  Chief  Executive John Thain said on Tuesday he was confident that  shareholders of pan-European bourse Euronext  would  approve its planned merger with the New York Stock Exchange.
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Transatlantic exchange NYSE Euronext  said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the American Stock Exchange (Amex) for $260 million in stock to boost its options business, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and cash products.
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Pan-European stock exchange operator  Euronext  said on Thursday it would ask shareholders  to approve its planned merger with NYSE Group , parent  company of the New York Stock Exchange, at an extraordinary  meeting on December 19.
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Shareholders in the New York Stock Exchange and the European stock market Euronext are to vote this week on a trans-Atlantic wedding in the face of some concern in Europe that the NYSE will be the dominant partner.
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NEW YORK/STOCKHOLM  - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.  said on Friday it would buy Nordic markets owner OMX AB  for $3.7 billion, giving it a beachhead for more European deals, including perhaps another run at the London Stock Exchange.