Ten years ago today, Euronext, the three-way tie-up between the French, Belgian and Dutch stock exchanges, floated at a value of over €3bn. The European exchange group has come a long way since then and it is now involved in a tie-up with German operator Deutsche Börse which is set to create one of the world's biggest stock markets. Here is a timeline of the company since its flotation.

Euronext was formed in September 2000 through a merger of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, Brussels Stock Exchange and Paris Bourse to take advantage of the harmonisation of EU financial markets.