BATS Global Markets has appointed multiple underwriters for its potential initial public offering, The Wall Street Journal reports. The trans-Atlantic exchange operator has been interviewing candidates in recent months.

The names of the selected underwriters have not been disclosed. BATS is backed by Tradebot Systems, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and the estate of Lehman Brothers.

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