NYSE Euronext CEO: Technology Acquisitions Possible, "Mega-Mergers" Unlikely NYSE Euronext plans to focus on smaller technology deals, such as five of its last six acquisitions, after its failed $7.4 billion merger with Deutsche Boerse. By Reuters ORLANDO – NYSE Euronext plans to focus on smaller deals and returning capital to its shareholders after its failed $7.4 billion merger with Deutsche Boerse, the company's chief executive said on Friday. "I would not expect us, nor anyone else in the industry, to do a mega-merger any time soon," said Duncan Niederauer, chief executive of NYSE Euronext. "I think everyone is going to kind of take a pause and reassess the landscape. European anti-trust authorities on Wednesday blocked the merger, which would have created the world's biggest stock exchange operator, making it the fourth among a series of large exchange deals to be blocked over the last year.