Euronext to acquire ATHEX in a $474m deal.

Euronext, a pan-European exchange group, agreed to acquire ATHEX, the operator of the Athens Stock Exchange, in a $474m deal. “With the announced Offer to acquire ATHEX, the Greek capital market operator, Euronext makes a significant step towards a more integrated and more competitive capital market in Europe," Stéphane Boujnah, Euronext CEO and Chairman.