EU Blocks Deutsche Boerse-NYSE Euronext Deal
01 Febbraio 2012 - 12:22PM
Dow Jones News
The European Commission Wednesday blocked the merger of Deutsche
Boerse AG (DB1.XE) and NYSE Euronext (NYX), saying the deal would
create a "quasi-monopoly" in derivatives trading.
The move, widely expected for weeks, officially ends the two
firms' vision of creating a global exchange operator, after months
of negotiating with antitrust officials at the commission, the
European Union's executive arm. The commission rejected the
companies' arguments that the deal would lower trading costs more
than it would harm competition. It also rejected their proposed
solution to the commission's concerns about the merger's impact on
competition in derivatives trading.
"These markets are at the heart of the financial system, and it
is crucial for the whole European economy that they remain
competitive," said Joaquin Almunia, the commission's top merger
regulator after a meeting with the 26 other commissioners in the EU
executive body. "We tried to find a solution, but the remedies
offered fell far short of resolving the concerns."
The commission's concerns centered around Eurex and Liffe, the
European exchanges operated by Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext
respectively. Combining the two units would give the company more
than 90% market share in exchange-traded derivatives.
Moreover, both exchanges have their own clearing houses,
entities that stand between buyers, absorbing losses if either side
defaults. The commission worried that clearing houses can offer
powerful incentives for traders to stick with incumbent exchanges
rather than use other competitors.
-By Matthew Dalton, Dow Jones Newswires; +32 (0)2 741 1487;
matthew.dalton@dowjones.com
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