The US stock market operator InterContinental Exchange (ICE) will buy transatlantic peer NYSE Euronext for $8.2 billion (6.2 billion euros) to create the world’s biggest market operator, the two companies said Thursday in a statement.
The deal, which is expected to be finalised in the second half of next year, was approved by the boards of both market operators, the statement said.
ICE to buy NYSE Euronext for $8.2 bn: statement
