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NSYE Euronext to call off Deutsche Bourse merger

And now, the fallout… The fact that NYSE Euronext merger with Deutsche Bourse is dead was hardly a surprise. It was clear that the EU antitrust regulators were drinking the Kool-Aid. They looked contemptuously on the argument that EU should consider the global marketplace when assessing the co

EU holds fate of NYSE Euronext-Deutsche Bourse deal

NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Bourse had a relatively easy time winning approval for their deal from U.S. anti-trust regulators. But that’s not the case in Europe, where EU commissioners are taking a much harder line. While U.S. regulators asked only that Deutsche Bourse divest its stake in Direc

Deutsche Bourse shareholders approve NYSE Euronext deal

Deutsche Bourse shareholders voted to approve a cross-border merger proposal with NYS Euronext, as more than 80 percent of vote was in favor of the transaction. This is not a huge surprise. As with the previous NYSE Euronext shareholder vote, the fact that the Nasdaq OMX deal was taken off the

NYSE Euronext, Deutsche Bourse promise special dividend

Eager to win over shareholders, Deutsche Bourse and NYSE Euronext have announced a special dividend to sweeten their merger proposal ahead of a NYSE Euronext vote shareholder vote next month. Deutsche Bourse shareholders have until July 13 to tender their shares. Shareholders in the combined c

NYSE Euronext faces long odds; stock swoons

NYSE Euronext painted the surprise move by Nasdaq OMX and Ice to withdraw their $11 billion bid as good news, arguing that it removed a big block of uncertainty and confusion in the minds of their shareholders. Plenty of regulatory uncertainty remains, however, as NYSE Euronext executives step

Nasdaq OMX and ICE might hike their offer for NYSE Euronext

For Nasdaq OMX and the IntercontinentalExcahnge, the narrowing gap between the value of their offer for NYSE Euronext and the value of the NYSE Euronext-Deutsche Bourse deal is causing problems. There is not a lot the company can do about euro-dollar currency fluctuations. Nor can they do much abo

Is NYSE Euronext bungling the Nasdaq OMX-ICE bid?

With every passing day, more NYSE Euronext shareholders seem to be asking management to stop cold-shouldering the tender offer by Nasdaq OMX and the IntercontinentalExchange. The latest comes from FOX Business's Charlie Gasparino, who reports, "I think you see the beginnings of an uprising goi

NYSE Euronext deal to be addressed at annual meeting

NYSE Euronext holds its annual meeting Thursday, amid a major push by both the Nasdaq OMX-ICE alliance and the NYSE Euronext-Deutsche Bourse alliance to win over shareholders. Both sides are aiming to convince NYSE Euronext shareholders that they offer superior deals. Pensions are the main sto

NYSE Euronext's board can choose against highest bid

Some of you may be wondering what the legal issues are regarding NYSE Euronext's board decision to stick with the lower bid. Are directors not trampling on shareholders rights? The New York Times ' Deal Professor provides an answer. The board was quite shrewd in structuring the deal as a me

NYSE shareholders likely to pick Deutsche Bourse deal

The clock is ticking in the battle for NYSE Euronext, and shareholders are feeling some pressure to resolve the issue. We'll likely see a vote this summer. A New York Times columnist suggests that shareholders will probably lean toward the Deutsche Bourse deal, given that it seems a bit mo