CME Said to Be in Talks for GFI Tech Assets After Losing to BGC

CME Group Inc. is pursuing GFI Group Inc.’s technology assets after losing a takeover battle for the brokerage to BGC Partners Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said.

CME has held preliminary discussions with BGC about buying GFI’s trading-software units, called Trayport and Fenics, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are in the early stages and could still fall apart. The assets may be valued at more than $600 million, the people said.