US states can intervene in case over HPE's $14 billion Juniper acquisition, judge rules
U.S. states can intervene in the case over Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, as ruled by a judge. The U.S. Department of Justice proposed to settle and allow the deal to proceed. Judge Casey Pitts allowed states like Colorado to weigh in but hasn't decided on probing the deal's circumstances, which are deemed suspicious by the states.
Nov 18 (Reuters) - A group of U.S. states can intervene in a case over Hewlett-Packard Enterprise’s (HPE.N) $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks (JNPR.MX) , which the U.S. Department of Justice has proposed to settle and let the deal move forward, a judge said during a hearing on Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Casey Pitts in San Jose, California said Colorado and a other states can weigh in on the deal, but did not decide whether he will probe the circumstances under which it was reached, which the states have called suspicious.
