The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that the parties have been granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Improvements (HSR) Act of 1976 with respect to NASDAQ OMX's proposed acquisition of Thomson Reuters Investor Relations, Public Relations and Multimedia Solutions businesses.
The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2013, subject to the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.