Frankfurt
DEUTSCHE Boerse said on Sunday that it will buy the Germany-based foreign exchange trading platform 360T for 725 million euros (S$1.1 billion).
360T is one of a handful of multi-bank, multi-user platforms which have revolutionised foreign exchange trading over the past decade. Deutsche Boerse beat US commodities and currency exchange operator CME Group in the auction, according to sources familiar with the deal.
The deal is the biggest acquisition by Deutsche Boerse since the Frankfurt-based...