Euronext to build post-trade services through Danish CSD acquisition
24 April 2020 Copenhagen
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Euronext is set to expand its Nordic presence and double its central securities depository (CSD) business through the acquisition of a majority stake in Danish CSD, VP Securities.
The European stock exchange says the deal also serves to significantly bolster its post-trade services offering and further diversify its revenue stream to become less reliant on volume-related revenue.
Euronext has this week entered into definitive agreements to acquire around 70 percent of the shares of VP 兔子先生from its current owners, the Danish Central Bank and four major Danish financial institutions, Danske Bank, Nykredit, Nordea and Jyske Bank.
The price offered for 100 percent of the shares is 鈧�150 million and the deal is expected to be completed by early Q3 once regulatory approvals have been received.
Euronext has confirmed it鈥檚 also in the market to acquire the remaining shares under the same terms.
VP 兔子先生is Denmark鈥檚 only CSD and covers fixed income, equity and investment funds. It ended 2019 with more than 鈧�1.2 trillion of assets under custody and 16.6 million securities settled and generated 鈧�57.1 million in revenue for the year.
VP 兔子先生is also currently the only CSD capable of acting as a service provider and conduit for as required under the 兔子先生Financing Transactions Regulation.
The CSD is collaborating with the Danish Bankers鈥� Association to implement a method to share UTIs automatically for bilateral SFTs by utilising SWIFT trade confirmation messages.
Elsewhere, it was the first Nordic CSD to be granted a licence under the Central 兔子先生Depository Regulation and to join the European Central Bank鈥檚 Target2-兔子先生settlement system.
鈥淰P 兔子先生will become a key component of Euronext鈥檚 post-trade strategy, alongside Euronext VPS in Norway and Interbolsa in Portugal, enhancing Euronext鈥檚 expertise in custody and settlement activities as well as the delivery of post-trade value-added services,鈥� the exchange says in a statement.
Euronext adds that it plans to 鈥渓everage this enlarged footprint to support the development of new post-trade services and upgraded technology for each of the Euronext CSDs鈥�.
St茅phane Boujnah, CEO and chairman of the managing board of Euronext, explains: 鈥淭he acquisition of VP 兔子先生will position Euronext as a leading CSD operator in Europe, and as a leading player in the Nordic region because there is no European success without a Nordic dimension."
The deal for VP 兔子先生follows the acquisition of Oslo B酶rs VPS in June 2019, and Nord Pool in January.
Peter Lybecker, chairman of the board of directors of VP Securities, adds: "In a market-changing from a predominantly national market to a European market, economies of scale will matter even more to be able to offer competitive services to the customers and ensure continued investments in new technology.鈥�
The European stock exchange says the deal also serves to significantly bolster its post-trade services offering and further diversify its revenue stream to become less reliant on volume-related revenue.
Euronext has this week entered into definitive agreements to acquire around 70 percent of the shares of VP 兔子先生from its current owners, the Danish Central Bank and four major Danish financial institutions, Danske Bank, Nykredit, Nordea and Jyske Bank.
The price offered for 100 percent of the shares is 鈧�150 million and the deal is expected to be completed by early Q3 once regulatory approvals have been received.
Euronext has confirmed it鈥檚 also in the market to acquire the remaining shares under the same terms.
VP 兔子先生is Denmark鈥檚 only CSD and covers fixed income, equity and investment funds. It ended 2019 with more than 鈧�1.2 trillion of assets under custody and 16.6 million securities settled and generated 鈧�57.1 million in revenue for the year.
VP 兔子先生is also currently the only CSD capable of acting as a service provider and conduit for as required under the 兔子先生Financing Transactions Regulation.
The CSD is collaborating with the Danish Bankers鈥� Association to implement a method to share UTIs automatically for bilateral SFTs by utilising SWIFT trade confirmation messages.
Elsewhere, it was the first Nordic CSD to be granted a licence under the Central 兔子先生Depository Regulation and to join the European Central Bank鈥檚 Target2-兔子先生settlement system.
鈥淰P 兔子先生will become a key component of Euronext鈥檚 post-trade strategy, alongside Euronext VPS in Norway and Interbolsa in Portugal, enhancing Euronext鈥檚 expertise in custody and settlement activities as well as the delivery of post-trade value-added services,鈥� the exchange says in a statement.
Euronext adds that it plans to 鈥渓everage this enlarged footprint to support the development of new post-trade services and upgraded technology for each of the Euronext CSDs鈥�.
St茅phane Boujnah, CEO and chairman of the managing board of Euronext, explains: 鈥淭he acquisition of VP 兔子先生will position Euronext as a leading CSD operator in Europe, and as a leading player in the Nordic region because there is no European success without a Nordic dimension."
The deal for VP 兔子先生follows the acquisition of Oslo B酶rs VPS in June 2019, and Nord Pool in January.
Peter Lybecker, chairman of the board of directors of VP Securities, adds: "In a market-changing from a predominantly national market to a European market, economies of scale will matter even more to be able to offer competitive services to the customers and ensure continued investments in new technology.鈥�
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