The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

Type	Public
Traded as	NASDAQ: NDAQ S&P 500 Component
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1971 (1971)
Headquarters	New York City, New York, U.S.
Key people	Robert Greifeld (President & CEO)
Products	Stock exchanges
Revenue	US$003.648 billion (2008)
Operating income	US$ 598.00 million (2008)
Net income	US$ 319.88 million (2008)
Total assets	US$012.694 billion (2008)
Total equity	US$004.241 billion (2008)
Employees	2,507 (March 2009)
Subsidiaries	NASDAQ, OMX
Website	NASDAQOMX.com

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) is an American multinational financial services corporation that owns and operates the NASDAQ stock market and eight European stock exchanges in the Nordic and Baltic regions and Armenia under the NASDAQ OMX banner. It is headquartered in New York City, and its president and chief executive is Robert Greifeld.

History[link]

Merger attempt with London Stock Exchange[link]

In December 2005, the London Stock Exchange Group (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 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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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 Euronext, owner of the New York Stock Exchange.^[3]

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 ^[4] on February 10, 2007.

Boston and Philadelphia Exchanges purchase[link]

On October 2, 2007, NASDAQ purchased the Boston Stock Exchange. On November 7, NASDAQ announced an agreement to purchase the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

OMX purchase[link]

On May 25, 2007 NASDAQ agreed to buy the Swedish-Finnish financial company that controls 7 Nordic and Baltic stock exchanges OMX for USD 3.7 billion to form NASDAQ OMX Group.^[5] As of February 27, 2008, the deal was completed.

Additional Services[link]

DirectorsDesk.com[link]

On June 29, 2007, NASDAQ entered into an agreement to acquire DirectorsDesk.com, a management suite for Boards of Directors.^[6]

Carpenter Moore[link]

NASDAQ OMX sold its stake in the Carpenter Moore D&O Insurance in 2009.

GlobeNewswire[link]

GlobeNewswire (previously PrimeNewswire) provides press release, editing and wire services

SMARTS Group[link]

On July 27, 2010, NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire SMARTS Group, the world-leading technology provider of market surveillance solutions to exchanges, regulators and brokers.^[7]

Market Data Group[link]

Shareholder.com[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

	New York City portal
	Companies portal

• Official website
• NASDAQ OMX Group to Complete Acquisition of The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
• NASDAQ OMX Group Completes Acquisition of Boston Stock Exchange