Nasdaq, Dubai near control of OMX after bid boost
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STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai, aiming to muscle out potential rival bidders, boosted an offer for OMX to $4.9 billion on Wednesday and pushed close to a majority stake in the Nordic exchange group.
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LONDON/NEW YORK  - Nasdaq  launched its 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange  on Tuesday, needing just over a fifth of LSE shareholders to accept for it to take control of the bourse.
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Nordic and Baltic bourse group OMX   OMX.ST is holding exploratory talks about being acquired by   New York-based exchange operator Nasdaq Stock Market   Inc.NDAQ.O, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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LONDON/NEW YORK  - The Nasdaq Stock Market  plans on Friday to announce that it has agreed to buy Nordic bourse owner OMX  as it expands beyond the U.S. market, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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U.S. electronic stock market Nasdaq   has agreed to buy Nordic markets owner OMX   for $3.7 billion, as Nasdaq seeks to expand abroad following a  series of rival stock market mergers.
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STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq  and Dubai's stock exchange struck a deal on Thursday that shakes up ownership of some of the world's top share markets and takes the Nasdaq brand into the Middle East and Asia.
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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.
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STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  and Borse Dubai, aiming to muscle out potential rival bidders, boosted an offer for OMX  to $4.9 billion on Wednesday and pushed close to a majority stake in the Nordic exchange group.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., which lost its battle to cross the Atlantic with a failed bid for the London Stock Exchange, agreed Friday to buy Nordic stock exchange operator OMX AB for 25.1 billion kronor
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Sweden's financial regulator said Thursday it approved Nasdaq's suitability as a potential owner for exchange operator OMX AB.
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Nasdaq Stock Market obtained clearance to sell a stake to Borse Dubai, paving the way for Nasdaqâs eventual acquisition of the OMX exchange in Stockholm.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and Borse Dubai have reached a deal under which Nasdaq will take over Nordic bourse operator OMX AB, while Borse Dubai acquires just under 20 percent of Nasdaq and 28 percent of the London stock exchange.
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Nasdaq and Borse Dubai said Wednesday they raised their bid for Sweden's OMX exchange by 15 percent to $4.9 billion and entered agreements with key shareholders to secure nearly half of OMX shares.
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Shares of Nordic and Baltic stock exchange operator OMX AB rose Monday after a report that it was in talks to be purchased by Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
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LONDON/STOCKHOLM  - Nordic bourse operator OMX  is not in talks with any other suitors, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, as market speculation of a rival takeover offer sent shares soaring.
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STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq and Dubai's stock exchange struck a deal on Thursday that shakes up ownership of some of the world's top share markets and takes the Nasdaq brand into the Middle East and Asia.
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The Nasdaq Stock Market's efforts to buy the London Stock Exchange PLC is another milestone in globalization, and touches the world of IT. As exchanges merge and increase the fluidity of funds globally, a new world of competitive options open.