New York giants Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have bagged roles on the $3.7bn (£1.9bn) acquisition of Nordic exchange operator OMX Group by Nasdaq.

Skadden has teamed up with local outfit Cederquist to advise Nasdaq, while Cleary and Swedish leader Vinge are advising the target.