Decent legal outlook for NYSE deal

Some potential tie-ups between exchanges crumbled in the last two years as regulators stood in the way

Friday 21 December 2012 at 17:00

Some potential tie-ups between exchanges crumbled in the last two years as regulators stood in the way.

But analysts and lawyers give the $8.2bn deal announced yesterday between IntercontinentalExchange and NYSE Euronext decent odds of happening.