Dubai Agrees To Acquire 20% Stake in Nasdaq Market
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20 -- Middle Eastern governments announced a series of billion-dollar deals Thursday that would give them stakes in financial institutions at the heart of Western capitalism, raising concerns in Washington about sensitive foreign investments.
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The government of Abu Dhabi will take a 20 percent stake in the buyout firm, a reflection of the growing financial power of the oil-rich Middle East.
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The Swedish government said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its 6.6-percent share in the Nordic and Baltic stock exchange operator OMX to Emirates-based Borse Dubai, and subsequently to Nasdaq.
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GLG Partners, a European hedge fund with $20 billion under management, said on Monday it has agreed to sell a stake to Freedom Acquisition Holdings Inc.  in a deal that values GLG at about $3.4 billion and sets up GLG for a U.S. stock listing.
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Nasdaq  may sell its stake in  the London Stock Exchange  to Borse Dubai and make a  joint bid with the Gulf exchange for Nordic exchange owner OMX  , The Daily Telegraph said on Monday.
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Qatar&#39;s state investment fund is set to  win the auction of Nasdaq&#39;s 31 percent stake in the London  Stock Exchange Group after lodging a bid of 2.8 billion pounds  ($5.6 billion), the Sunday Times reported on Sunday.
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Nasdaq  and Borse  Dubai joined forces on Thursday with a deal to buy Nordic  markets operator OMX  and create &quot;a global financial  marketplace&quot; which will see Borse Dubai taking key stakes in  London Stock Exchange  and Nasdaq.
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NYSE Euronext  and  Australia&#39;s ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part  of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc&#39;s  31 percent stake in  London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the  matter said.
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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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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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U.S. share market Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai are set to team up and buy OMX , ending a takeover battle for the Nordic markets operator and creating a major new force in the financial markets industry, sources close to the situation told Reuters.
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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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Representatives of the Qatari Investment  Authority have indicated a willingness to pay as much as 15  pounds a share for Nasdaq&#39;s  31 percent stake in the  London Stock Exchange  the Sunday Times newspaper said.
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The Nasdaq Stock Market is selling a nearly 20 percent stake to Borse Dubai and is taking control of the Nordic exchange operator OMX as part of a sweeping settlement of their battle for control of OMX.
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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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NYSE Group Inc.  on Thursday  reached agreement to buy Paris-based Euronext , for  about 7.78 billion euros (&#36;9.96 billion), putting it ahead in  the race to create the first transatlantic stock exchange.
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Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai  won agreement from Investor AB , OMX's  biggest shareholder, and other investors to sell their shares at 265 Swedish crowns ($40.57) each, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.