HPE–Juniper $14 B Merger Hits a Wall: Court Freezes Case During U.S. Shutdown.

toner · 2025-10-24T10:45:51-04:00

Government Shutdown Freezes HPE–Juniper Merger Case, Except for States’ Intervention Bid. A federal court in California has paused the antitrust case over Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion merger with Juniper Networks, citing the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The stay halts nearly all proceedings in the Department of Justice’s review of the deal — except for a motion by a coalition of state attorneys general seeking to intervene. The states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, claim the DOJ’s handling of the merger review was “opaque” and possibly influenced by corporate lobbying. Their motion to intervene remains on schedule, with key filings due November 18. The shutdown has effectively left the DOJ’s Antitrust Division unable to operate, freezing the merger case and adding fresh uncertainty to one of the tech industry’s biggest acquisitions of the year. For now, HPE and Juniper’s merger hangs in legal limbo — caught between Washington’s political paralysis and state-level pushback against what critics call a “too-friendly” settlement with the tech giants.— Reporting by Tonernews.com. Click here to find out more!

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Government Shutdown Freezes HPE–Juniper Merger Case, Except for States’ Intervention Bid.
A federal court in California has paused the antitrust case over Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion merger with Juniper Networks, citing the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The stay halts nearly all proceedings in the Department of Justice’s review of the deal — except for a motion by a coalition of state attorneys general seeking to intervene.

The states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, claim the DOJ’s handling of the merger review was “opaque” and possibly influenced by corporate lobbying. Their motion to intervene remains on schedule, with key filings due November 18.

The shutdown has effectively left the DOJ’s Antitrust Division unable to operate, freezing the merger case and adding fresh uncertainty to one of the tech industry’s biggest acquisitions of the year. For now, HPE and Juniper’s merger hangs in legal limbo — caught between Washington’s political paralysis and state-level pushback against what critics call a “too-friendly” settlement with the tech giants.— Reporting by Tonernews.com.
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