Thursday's Ministry of Justice (DOJ) claims that Hewlett -Packard Enterprise blocks the acquisition of juniper networks, and the merger of the second and third wireless network providers in Japan reduces the necessary competition in the industry. did.
Agents have argued that the emergence of recent juniors has forced rivals like Hewlett Packard to reduce prices and invest in new products.
“HPE and Juniper are successful companies, but they don't keep competing as rivals. [wireless local area network] According to the statement of Omeeding Assefi, an assistant officer of the DOJ anti -Trust department, Omeed Assefi stated in a statement.
Hewlett Packard announced a plan to acquire JUNIPER for $ 14 billion last January. Wall Street Journal In November, DOJ reported that he was preparing for a challenge and had met a company staff.
“The threat of this merger is not theoretical,” ASSEFI added. “The important industries of our country, including American hospitals and small and medium -sized enterprises, are dependent on wireless networks to complete the mission.”
“The proposed merger will greatly reduce competition and weaken innovation, which will lead to a smaller cost from the Wireless Technology Provider,” he continued.
Asphith is tapped to be responsible for DOJ's anti -trade department while Gale Slator, a candidate for President Trump, was waiting for confirmation.
He is reportedly pledged to continue an aggressive approach to the antitrust law pursued by Vice Secretary Jonathan Cantant during the Biden administration. Bloomberg。
Hewlett Packard and Juniper pushed back DOJ's claims on Thursday, calling the analysis of the institution “fundamentally defective.”
“We defend the excessive interpretation of the anti -trading method of the Justice, demonstrate how to provide a greater innovation and choice to customers, and strengthen competition to the dynamics of the networking market. A company that actively changed and strengthened the backbone of US networking infrastructure in the United States in a joint statement.
They argue that the merger allows the merger to “provide two complementary networking” and “compete more effectively with global incumbent.”
