2020 Review: Top 10 M&A deals this quarter
A look back at some of the biggest deals this past quarter.
BME
Spanish regulators approve $2.8bn SIX takeover bid for BME
SIX has been going head-to-head with Euronext for the Spanish exchange firm.
Euronext and SIX head-to-head in race to acquire Madrid exchange
A bidding war could develop between the two firms.
Spanish stock market operator BME tests blockchain for collateral pledge
BME and Renta 4 Banco have carried out their first digitisation.
Eight looking great for fast track blockchain
Project includes Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, Commerzbank and Societe Generale.
Spanish fintech Finect raises capital as BME takes minority stake
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) bought a 9.7% stake in Spanish fintech Finect for under €1 million.
Deutsche Börse sells Infobolsa to BME
Spain’s Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) has bought securities information provider Infobolsa from Deutsche Börse for €8.2 million in cash. The agreement also includes the acquisition of Infobolsa’s wholly-owned subsidiaries: Difubolsa (Serviços de Difusão e Informação de Bolsa) and Infobolsa Deutschland. Consequently, BME, through Infobolsa, will also become the owner of Open Finance, another Spanish […]
Spain’s BME opens high-speed London trading link
Spain’s BME is poised to open a new trading route from London to Madrid, which it says will increase the speed of access to the Spanish stock market for investors in London.
Spain braces for major post-trade overhaul
Dramatic reforms to the post-trade environment in Spain are poised to change the way trades are settled, as one of Europe’s top five markets prepares to open an equities CCP for the first time next year.
BME chief calls for less debt, more equity
Bank deleveraging may inadvertently spur a revival of equity markets, Antonio Zoido, chairman and chief executive at Spanish exchange group BME told delegates at the World Exchange Congress in London yesterday.
