Brussels, 05/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - By mid-December, the European Commission will have reached a decision on whether the planned merger between the two global stock market operators, Deutsche Börse AG and NYSE Euronext Inc., is an obstacle to competition in the European Economic Area, states a press release published on Thursday 4 August, which announces the opening of an in-depth inquiry into the transaction.
The initial investigation conducted by the Commission revealed that the...