ICE Talks With Regulators on Euronext IPO Near End, CEO Says

Intercontinental Exchange Inc.’s talks with regulators about spinning off four European bourses owned by NYSE Euronext are nearing completion, according to Chief Executive Officer Jeff Sprecher.

Discussions with domestic regulators about the venues in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon are “coming quickly to a conclusion,” Sprecher said in a presentation at the annual Futures Industry Association conference today in Boca Raton, Florida. The Atlanta-based market operator must still submit the $8.2 billion deal to acquire NYSE Euronext to antitrust officials in Europe, he said.