Democratic AGs Seek to Probe DOJ Deal in HPE-Juniper Merger (1)

Twelve Democratic state attorneys general want to intervene in a case to probe a settlement the Justice Department reached over Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s $13 billion takeover of Juniper Networks Inc.

The group expressed concern that the settlement, which was reached less than two weeks before a trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, was “the product of undue influence by well-connected lobbyists” and is inadequate. They said in a filing Tuesday that their states want to ensure antitrust settlements are for the public good and argued such interests are no longer properly represented by ...