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German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) and NYSE Euronext (NYX) are considering spinning off some of their derivatives businesses to placate European antitrust authorities, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
The companies' planned merger has faced anti-trust resistance in Europe.
The merger candidates last month submitted a range of potential remedies to overcome competitive concerns raised by the proposal. These included selling off overlapping options markets in Europe and a trade-processing business, as well as granting competitors access to the combined companies' clearinghouse.
The chief executive of U.S. peer Nasdaq OMX Group (NDAQ), Bob Greifeld, said Wednesday the company isn't interested in buying any European equity derivatives from NYSE and Deutsche Boerse--businesses they have already offered to divest.
Nasdaq would however be interested if NYSE were forced to sell its U.K. futures arm, he said.
-By Joern Rehren and Jacob Bunge, Dow Jones Newswires: +49 69 29725 511:
joern.rehren@dowjones.com(END) Dow Jones Newswires
December 07, 2011 10:20 ET (15:20 GMT)
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