Jan 30, 2025 - Business

DOJ sues to block HP Enterprise from buying Juniper Networks

Dan Primack

Juniper Networks offices — Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise from buying Juniper Networks for $14 billion.

Why it matters: This is the first antitrust case filed by the Trump administration, even though most of the investigation was carried out under President Biden.

Corporate America, and Big Tech in particular, expects a lighter antitrust touch under Trump but could get surprised.

Catch up quick: HPE agreed to buy Juniper one year ago, in a deal that would merge two of three of the country's largest providers of wireless networking solutions.

The merger already has received U.K. and European Union antitrust approvals.

What they're saying: DOJ alleges that the merger "would eliminate fierce head-to-head competition between the companies, raise prices, reduce innovation, and diminish choice for scores of American businesses and institutions."

The companies said in a statement that they will fight the lawsuit, adding: "We believe the Department of Justice's analysis of this acquisition is fundamentally flawed."

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