Thematic Report (Finance):

Translated summaries

The translated summaries are done by the Editors and not by the Authors.

ENGLISH

On February 1st, 2012, the European Commission rejected proposed merger between the NYSE-Euronext and Deutsche Boerse. The Commission did it, considering that, on the relevant market of financial derivatives, the concentration would give the new firm almost monopoly and that the proposed remedies, notably the access for competitors to the clearing house, are Insufficient.

FRENCH

Le 1er Février 2012, la Commission européenne a rejeté la proposition de fusion entre NYSE-Euronext et Deutsche Börse. La Commission a fait, en considérant que, sur le marché pertinent de produits financiers dérivés, la concentration donnerait à la nouvelle société un quasi-monopole et que les mesures correctives proposées, notamment l’accès des concurrents à la chambre de compensation, sont insuffisantes.

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