Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext are companies which are active in the financial markets sector. On 29 June 2011, they notified the Commission of a proposed merger which involved the creation of a company incorporated under Netherlands law of the name HoldCo. HoldCo was to acquire, by way of a public tender offer, all of the outstanding shares issued by Deutsche Börse, in exchange for its own shares. Following the closure of the offer, a newly-formed company, incorporated under United States law and wholly owned by HoldCo, was to merge with NYSE Euronext, which was to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of HoldCo.