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HPE Settles DOJ Suit Over $14B Juniper Deal
Jun 30, 2025

HPE Settles DOJ Suit Over $14B Juniper Deal

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has reached a settlement with the Justice Department that could clear the way for its $14 billion takeover of rival Juniper Networks. The Justice Department had sued to block the acquisition, saying it could eliminate competition, raise prices and reduce innovation. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, calls for Hewlett […]

$35B Capital One-Discover merger closes
Jun 29, 2025

$35B Capital One-Discover merger closes

McLean-based Capital One Financial completed its $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services in May, finalizing the merger of the credit card giants announced last year. On April 18, Capital One received approval from the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to purchase Illinois-based Discover. The deal was announced in […]

Pringles maker Kellanova’s shares rise after US regulators approve its proposed merger with Mars
Jun 26, 2025

Pringles maker Kellanova’s shares rise after US regulators approve its proposed merger with Mars

Snack maker Kellanova’s shares rose Thursday on news that its proposed merger with Mars Inc. had cleared U.S. regulators. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced late Wednesday that after nearly a year of investigation, it determined that a merger between Mars and Kellanova wouldn’t threaten competition in the market. Kellanova shares were up nearly 1% in morning […]

In a June 25, 2025, decision, the European Commission will conduct an investigation of the Mars-Kellanova blockbuster deal. Photo courtesy Depositphotos
Jun 25, 2025

EU opens investigation into $35.9B Mars-Kellanova merger; FTC approves deal

The European Union's antitrust watchdog organization has opened an in-depth investigation into Mars' proposed $35.9 billion acquisition of Kellanova

Mars announced plans to purchase Kellanova, whose products include Pringles, Eggo and Pop-Tarts, for $35.9 billion on Aug. 14, 2024. Image courtesy Kellanova
Jun 24, 2025

Report: EU set to launch antitrust probe of $35.9B Mars-Kellanova deal

The European Union's antitrust watchdog is expected to launch a full-scale investigation into Mars' $35.9 billion acquisition of Kellanova.

Compass sues Zillow over off-market listings ban
Jun 23, 2025

Compass sues Zillow over off-market listings ban

Real estate brokerage company Compass has filed a lawsuit against Zillow over its policy to ban private home listings. In a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Compass claims that “Zillow has sought to rely on anticompetitive tactics to protect its monopoly and revenues in violation of the […]

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May 28, 2025

Antitrust lawsuit against General Dynamics, HII revived in appeals court

Two former naval engineers who claimed that General Dynamics, Huntington Ingalls Industries and more than a dozen other government contractors and shipbuilders illegally agreed to not poach each other's employees will receive a rehearing, a federal appeals court panel ruled this month.

Mars announced plans to purchase Kellanova, whose products include Pringles, Eggo and Pop-Tarts, for $35.9 billion on Aug. 14, 2024. Image courtesy Kellanova
May 20, 2025

EU regulators to decide on Mars-Kellanova merger in June

Antitrust regulators with the European Union have set a June 25 deadline to decide whether to approve McLean-based candymaker and pet care giant Mars' $35.9 billion acquisition of snack producer Kellanova, announced last August. 

Capital One $35B purchase of Discover Financial gets regulatory approvals
May 16, 2025

UPDATE: $35B Capital One-Discover merger closes

McLean-based Capital One Financial is scheduled to close on its $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services on Sunday, finalizing the merger of the credit card giants announced last year.

FILE - A man walks past Google's offices in London's Kings Cross area, on Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)
Apr 21, 2025

Google faces off with US government in attempt to break up company in search monopoly case

Google confronts an existential threat Monday as the U.S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into a ruthless monopoly. The drama will unfold in a Washington courtroom during the next three weeks during hearings that will determine how the company should be penalized for operating an […]

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Dec 19, 2024

Capital One, Discover clear hurdles for $35.3B megadeal

Announced in February, McLean-based Capital One Financial’s proposed $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services is moving forward, with stockholders’ votes scheduled early next year, the credit card giants announced this week. Capital One also announced Thursday it received approval from the Office of the Delaware State Bank Commissioner on Wednesday to complete the purch[...]

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Aug 21, 2023

Chesterfield pharma company to pay $30M in Suboxone settlement

Chesterfield County-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior Inc. has reached a $30 million settlement agreement in a federal class-action antitrust lawsuit brought by a group of health plans over the manufacturer’s opioid addiction treatment drug, Suboxone. The global parent company, Indivior PLC, announced the settlement Monday, and the plaintiffs filed a memorandum in support of the set[...]

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