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The NASDAQ Stock Market
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| Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. | |
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: NDAQ) |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Headquarters | New York, United States |
| Key people | Robert Greifeld, CEO[1]
David P. Warren, CFO Anna M. Ewing, CIO |
| Industry | Stock exchange |
| Revenue | USD 1.66 billion (2006) |
| Net income | USD 128 million (2006) |
| Employees | 898 |
| Website | www.nasdaq.com |
The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) is an United States public company that owns and operates the NASDAQ stock market. It is headquartered in New York City, and its Chief Executive Officer is Robert Greifeld.
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In December of 2005, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) rejected a £1.6 billion takeover offer from Macquarie Bank. The LSE described the offer as "derisory." It then received a bid in March of 2006 for £2.4 billion from NASDAQ, which was also rejected by the LSE. NASDAQ later pulled its bid, and less than two weeks later on April 11, 2006, struck a deal with LSE's largest shareholder, Ameriprise Financial's Threadneedle Asset Management unit, to acquire all of that firm's stake, consisting of 35.4 million shares, at £11.75 per share.[2] NASDAQ also purchased 2.69 million additional shares, resulting in a total stake of 15%. While the seller of those shares was undisclosed, it occurred simultaneously with a sale by Scottish Widows of 2.69 million shares.[3] The move was seen as an effort to force LSE to negotiate either a partnership or eventual merger, as well as to block other suitors such as NYSE Group, owner of the New York Stock Exchange.[4]
Subsequent purchases increased NASDAQ's stake to 29%, holding off competing bids for several months. However only a further 0.4% of shareholders accepted the offer by the deadline and therefore the offer was rejected [5] on February 10, 2007.
As of April 11, 2007, The Philadelphia Stock Exchange is in talks with possible buyers, include Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NDAQ)[6]
On May 25, 2007 NDAQ agreed to buy the Swedish stock exchange OMX for USD 3.7 billion to form NASDAQ OMX Group. [7]
On June 29, 2007 NASDAQ entered into an agreement to acquire DirectorsDesk.com a management suite for Boards of Directors.[8]
- ^ FACTSHEET 2007. NASDAQ Newsroom. The Nasdaq Stock Market (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
- ^ Patrick, M.; Lucchetti, A., Reilly, D., Taylor, E.. "Nasdaq Acquires 15% of LSE", The Wall Street Journal, 2006-04-11.
- ^ "Scottish Widows says has sold 2.7 mln LSE shares at 1,175 pence", Forbes, 2006-04-12.
- ^ Ortega, E.. "Nasdaq Buys 15 Percent Stake in LSE for $782 Million", Bloomberg News, 2006-04-11.
- ^ "LSE woos Tokyo after US bid fails".
- ^ "Phila. Exchange looks at buyers, including Nasdaq", Reuters, 2007-04-11.
- ^ "Nasdaq to buy Nordic bourse group OMX for $3.7 bln", Reuters, 2007-05-25.
- ^ "Nasdaq to acquire Directors Desk, a Technology Company for Corporate Boards".
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