-- 多伦多证券交易所及TSX创业交易所等主要业务的TMX集团（股票代码：X.TO）周三宣布，已达成协议，将从Cboe Global Markets, Inc.手中收购Middlebury Holdings Pty. Limited（Cboe Australia）和Cboe Canada Holdings, ULC（Cboe Canada），总交易额为3亿美元。 TMX在一份声明中表示，此次交易将增强其服务于整个资本市场生态系统客户的能力，扩大公司的全球影响力，并加速公司的增长战略，同时降低加拿大市场参与者的成本和复杂性。 “我们非常高兴地宣布收购Cboe Australia和Cboe Canada。这项交易为我们提供了一个独特的机会，可以加强我们面向客户和整个利益相关者生态系统的国内市场，同时扩大我们在我们非常熟悉的地区的业务范围和影响力。”首席执行官John McKenzie表示。 “我们期待与行业伙伴携手合作，确保平稳过渡，并探索创新方式，满足澳大利亚市场发行人和投资者的需求，同时继续寻求加速企业增长战略的机会。” TMX指出，Cboe澳大利亚和Cboe加拿大提供股票交易场所、上市场所和市场数据解决方案，此次交易将打造一个全球矿业融资巨头，并降低加拿大市场参与者的复杂性和成本。 昨日，TMX在加拿大的股价下跌0.28加元，跌幅0.5%，收于53.89加元。
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