Intercontinentalexchange Inc

• Facebook IPO: Nasdaq to compensate firms on December 31

  Nasdaq OMX Group Inc will compensate firms on December 31 for qualifying claims related to Facebook Inc's botched May 2012 initial public offering (IPO), the exchange operator said in a note to traders on Friday.

• Nasdaq to buy eSpeed platform for $750 mn

  Nasdaq OMX Group Inc agreed to buy electronic Treasuries-trading platform eSpeedfrom BGC Partners Inc for $750 million in cash, providing the exchange operator an entry into one of the world's largest and most liquid cash markets.

• Nasdaq talks going private with Carlyle: report

  Nasdaq OMX Group recently talked with private equity firm Carlyle Group about taking the trans-Atlantic exchange operator private, but the talks broke down because of price disagreements, according to people familiar with the matter.

• Warren Buffett bid for NYSE Euronext: report

  Warren Buffett made a bid to acquire New York Stock Exchange operator NYSE Euronext last November, but his offer was less than one already on the table from IntercontinentalExchange Inc, two people familiar with the matter said.

• ICE's New York exchange swoop creates derivatives giant

  The deal, announced Thursday, would give 12-year old commodities and energy bourse ICE a powerful presence in Europe's lucrative financial derivatives market through control of NYSE Liffe, Europe's second-largest futures exchange, and a major advantage over U.S.-based rivals CME and Nasdaq.

• IntercontinentalExchange to buy NYSE Euronext for $8 billion

  IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) agreed a $8 billion deal to buy New York Stock Exchange owner NYSE Euronext on Thursday, propelling the commodities player into the big league of European derivatives and helping it to take on arch rival CME Group.