Nyse Euronext (NYX) announced today that it has entered into a $1 billion senior unsecured credit facility agreement with a three-year maturity.
The financing replaces NYSE Euronext's existing $1.2 billion credit facility, which was entered into in 2007 and was scheduled to mature on July 31, 2012. The new revolving bank facility is available for general corporate purposes and will mature on June 15, 2015.
Joint lead arrangers and book runners for the financing are Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Bank of China, New York Branch.