- Business
- Deutsche Börse AG operates as an international exchange organization and market infrastructure provider, organizing trading in equities, exchange-traded funds, bonds, derivatives, commodities, interest-rate products and foreign exchange on platforms including Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (FWB, Frankfurt Stock Exchange), Xetra electronic trading system, Eurex derivatives exchange and European Energy Exchange (EEX); it offers clearing via Eurex Clearing AG, European Commodity Clearing AG and Nodal Clear as central counterparties, settlement and custody through Clearstream, market data and analytics via Market Data + Services, indices through STOXX and Qontigo, investment management solutions including fund services and software such as SimCorp for asset managers and asset owners, as well as IT systems for trading, post-trade processing and data services. The company, founded in 1992 and headquartered at The Cube in Eschborn near Frankfurt, Germany, serves customers across Europe, the United States and Asia with locations in Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland and representative offices in cities including London, New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing and Dubai. Recent developments include the April 2023 acquisition of Danish investment management software firm SimCorp for €3.9 billion to bolster its Investment Management Solutions segment, strong 2024 financial performance with net revenue up 15% to €5,829 million and plans for a €500 million share buyback in 2025 alongside a proposed dividend increase to €4.00 per share, a multi-year €2.5 billion investment announced in April 2025 in cloud-based trading systems, cybersecurity and data analytics through 2027, and exclusive negotiations as of November 2025 to acquire Allfunds Group PLC for approximately €8.80 per share in cash and stock to consolidate fund services and create a pan-European investment fund ecosystem.