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Ten questions raised by Ice-NYSE merger

FN looks at the key issues and potential uncertainties of the $8.2bn tie-up between Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange and NYSE Euronext

By

Tim Cave, Tom Osborn

and

Michelle Price

IntercontinentalExchange has announced it has agreed to acquire the iconic US bourse NYSE Euronext, in a deal that would create one of the largest global exchange groups.

The Atlanta-based Ice, which is best known as a commodities marketplace, announced a cash-and-stock-deal before the US market open today which valued NYSE Euronext at $33.12 a share, or $8.2bn.

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