Divestiture • Financial Services

Nasdaq Acquires Nord Pool Clearing ASA

On October 1, 2008, Nasdaq acquired financial services company Nord Pool Clearing ASA from Nord Pool ASA

Acquisition Context
  • This is Nasdaq’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Nasdaq’s 2nd transaction in Norway.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 1, 2008
Target Nord Pool Clearing ASA
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Nasdaq
Sellers(s) Nord Pool ASA
Deal Type Divestiture

Target Company

Nord Pool Clearing ASA

Lysaker, Norway
Nord Pool Clearing ASA is a provider of commodity clearing stock exchange.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Nasdaq

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Financial Services
Employees9,162
Revenue 7.4B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Nasdaq OMX office in Stockholm.
Nasdaq OMX office in Stockholm.

Nasdaq is an exchange company. With so many listed companies, it delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. Nasdaq was founded in 1971 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 7 of 30
Sector: Financial Services 2 of 6
Type: Divestiture 2 of 6
Country: Norway 2 of 3
Year: 2008 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-01 Nord Pool Consulting AS

Lysaker, Norway

Nord Pool Consulting AS is a provider of exchange market consulting services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-11-04 Bloom Partners

Chicag, Illinois, United States

Bloom Partners is a market intelligence firm.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Nord Pool ASA

Lysaker, Norway

Category Company
Founded 1992
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Nord Pool ASA is a provider of power derivatives exchange services.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Financial Services 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 2 of 2
Country: Norway 2 of 2
Year: 2008 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-01 Nord Pool Consulting AS

Lysaker, Norway

Nord Pool Consulting AS is a provider of exchange market consulting services.

Sell -