Deals
Deutsche Boerse Asks EU to Approve NYSE Euronext Takeover
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Deutsche Boerse AG asked European Union regulators to approve its plan to buy NYSE Euronext in a deal valued at about $9.25 billion, creating the largest owner of equities and derivatives markets.
Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext today formally requested the European Commission to examine the transaction, the companies said in a statement. The regulator said in an e-mail that it set an initial deadline of Aug. 4 to rule on the deal.