Euronext

Euronext is an alliance, a united trading platform organized in accordance with Dutch law, with branches throughout Europe. In fact, Euronext is an international stock exchange. The members of the stock exchange are integrated, the markets form a single system (as of 2022).^[1]

History

2023: Anti-pension reform protesters French break into Euronext Paris stock exchange building

French protesters against pension reform in April 2023 broke into the building of the Paris stock exchange Euronext.

The office is located in the La Défense business district in the suburbs of Paris.

French TV channels showed personnel of protesters chanting slogans and waving union flags, the agency reports. Reuters clarifies that these were people in the vests of France's largest trade union, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), and the union of railway workers Sud Rail.

2022: Euronext line-up

As of early 2022, Euronext includes 15 marketplaces in Amsterdam, Lisbon, London, Brussels and Paris. They are not equivalent and are divided into the following categories:

• Alternext - Amsterdam, London, Brussels, Paris;
• Euronext - Amsterdam, London, Brussels, Paris, London;
• Easynext - Lisbon;
• Marche Libre - Brussels, Paris;
• NYSE Bondmatch;
• Borsa Italiana - Milan;
• Trading Facilities Brussels;
• Traded But Not Listed - Amsterdam.^[2]

2021: In fourth place among the largest exchanges in the world in terms of capitalization of quoted securities

The largest exchanges in the world by capitalization of quoted securities in 2021

2020: Purchase of the Milan Exchange for €4.3 billion

On October 9, 2020, Euronext announced the purchase of the Milan Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana) from the LSE Group. The transaction amount is about €4.3 billion. Read more here.

2014: Separation of Euronext into a separate company, IPO and sale of 60% of shares to European banks

Immediately after the NYSE takeover of Euronext, the owners of IntercontinentalExchange announced their plans: to split the purchased companies and put up a 100% stake in Euronext for auction.

In 2014, IntercontinentalExchange separated Euronext (without the LIFFE division) and in June of that year held its IPO, selling 60% of the shares. A week before the initial offering, the group the European banks financial and groups, including Banco Espirito Santo,, and BNP Paribas, Societe Generale Euroclear acquired Euronext's 33% stake at a discount of 4% of the price IPO with the condition not to sell their shares for three years.^[3]

At the same time, ICE retained ownership of the NYSE^[4] LIFFE^[5].

2013: Completion of NYSE Euronext and ICE deal

The deal between IntercontinentalExchange and NYSE Euronext was completed in November 2013.^[6] NYSE Euronext ceased to exist as a legal entity, its subsidiaries began to function in accordance with the decisions of the new owners.

2012: IntercontinentalExchange buys NYSE Euronext

2012

In December 2012, it became known that the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) electronic exchange agreed to purchase the largest stock market operator (by capitalization of circulating companies) NYSE Euronext. The deal will cost $8.2 billion.

ICE is going to pay two-thirds of the amount in stock and the rest in money. The deal is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2013.

IntercontinentalExchange has previously attempted to take over NYSE Euronext. In March 2011, the electronic exchange, together with NASDAQ OMX Group, offered $11 billion for the asset. With the successful completion of the transaction, the partners planned to split the business: ICE was interested in derivatives, and Nasdaq was interested in stock trading. The deal fell through after the US Department of Justice said it would not approve it.

After that, Deutsche Boerse remained the only contender for the NYSE Euronext merger, which even before ICE and Nasdaq agreed to buy out the asset for $9.5 billion, but the latter outbid this application.

The merger of NYSE Euronext with Deutsche Boerse also fell through, as the European Commission blocked the deal.

The Wall Street Journal writes that this time regulators should have no complaints about the deal, as exchanges develop different directions in securities trading. In addition, according to an unnamed source of the publication, after the completion of the transaction, the NYSE Euronext business in France, the Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium can be put up for sale.

2011

2011

As of October 2011, NYSE Euronext (NYX) is the world's leading market operator financial and supplier of innovative technologies. trade The only exchange operator on the Fortune 500 list.

2007: NYSE Euronext Education

NYSE Euronext was formed in 2007 by the merger of the New York Stock Exchange and European stock market operator Euronext.

2022: Merger with the Portuguese Stock Exchange

In 2002, the group merged with the Portuguese Stock Exchange, which was subsequently renamed Euronext Lisbon.

2001: LIFFE Acquisition

In December 2001, Euronext acquired shares in the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE), becoming its owner.

2000: Euronext Education

The Euronext group of companies was formed on September 22, 2000 as a result of the activity of President Parisian stock exchange Jean-Francois Theodore by merging, and Amsterdam Bruxelles the Paris Stock Exchanges in order to give the combined exchange an advantage in the financial market. Europe

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