ICE NYSE Takeover - Competition Comment

Please find below a comment from competition partner, Brian Sher, at City law firm Nabarro on the competition and financial regulatory issues that the ICE NYSE takeover may face.

"This is bound to attract close scrutiny from competition regulators, coming "hot on the heels" of the NYSE/Deutsche Börse prohibition. Financial regulators see the importance of central counterparty clearing to the stability of the global financial markets, while competition regulators are seeking to ensure that competition 

Brian Sher, EU & Competition partner at Nabarro