French Banque Indosuez Buying Dean Witter Futures Brokerage

Indosuez Carr Futures, a unit of Banque Indosuez, has announced a definitive agreement to buy the institutional futures brokerage of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. Terms were not disclosed.

The acquired business will be merged under the name Indosuez Carr Futures. The new group will hold memberships in approximately 15 exchanges.

Last December, Banque Indosuez was purchased by Credit Agricole. Both are based in France.

The purchase of Dean Witter Reynolds' futures group "is another step in Credit Agricole's plans to build upon its strong international network and substantially broaden its U.S. presence," said Bernard Chauvel, the president of Credit Agricole U.S.

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