Jan. 30, 2025: U.S. Justice Department sues to block HPE’s $14 billion Juniper buy
After months of speculation, the U.S. Justice Department sued to block the $14 billion sale of Juniper Networks to HPE. The DOJ said reduced competition in the wireless market is the biggest problem with the proposed buy. “This proposed acquisition risks substantially lessening competition in a critically important technology market and thus poses the precise threat that the Clayton Act was enacted to prevent,” the DOJ wrote in a statement. “It should be blocked.” The companies say they plan to “vigorously defend the transaction in court.”
Nov. 21, 2024: AI networking a focus of HPE’s Juniper deal as Justice Department concerns swirl
HPE’s acquisition of Juniper has been under regulatory scrutiny ever since HPE announced the $14 billion deal in January. The proposed deal has passed muster with a number of world agencies so far, but there is reportedly some concern about it from the US Department of Justice.
Aug. 01, 2024: EU clears HPE’s $14 billion Juniper acquisition
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s proposed acquisition of Juniper Networks took a big step forward this week as the European Commission unconditionally approved the buy. Next up: US and UK regulatory approval?
July 17, 2024: Juniper advances AI networking software
Juniper continues to improve its AI-native networking platform while HPE’s $14 billion deal to acquire Juniper continues to advance through the requisite regulatory hurdles. The latest platform upgrades are designed to help enterprise customers better manage and support AI in their data centers. Juniper is also offering a new validated design for enterprise AI clusters and has opened a lab to certify enterprise AI data center projects.
June 20, 2024: HPE-Juniper merger faces antitrust inquiry in UK
An inquiry into HPE’s $14 billion takeover of Juniper Networks by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a move that potentially could delay approval of the deal, will have little impact on data center managers, said one analyst with Info-Tech Research Group. Both companies were informed of the inquiry by the CMA, the UK’s principal antitrust regulator, on Wednesday.
April 02, 2024: HPE-Juniper’s AI story resonates, but customer concerns linger
HPE’s proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper has caused some jitters among Juniper’s customer base of enterprises and service providers, and it has the potential to shake up the competitive dynamics across the networking industry. Because there is significant product overlap between the Juniper and HPE Aruba portfolios, customers are justifiably concerned that certain product lines will be consolidated or eliminated. There’s also the potential for channel conflicts.
