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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Juniper Networks on June 28, 2025, resolving concerns over HPE’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. The settlement required HPE to divest its Instant On wireless networking business and license Juniper’s Mist AI software source code to independent competitors to…

Introduction Under the Biden administration, U.S. antitrust agencies, particularly the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), took a hardline stance against negotiated merger remedies. Instead of settling, they often challenged mergers outright or allowed deals to close without formal conditions, expressing doubts about the effectiveness of remedies like structural…

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision to challenge Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is misguided and threatens innovation and U.S. competitiveness.  Gail Slater, the newly confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, should reconsider this decision and assess its broader implications for competition, innovation, and national interests. Facing…