The Justice Department sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of rival Juniper Networks on Thursday, the first attempt to stop a merger by a new Trump administration that is expected to take a softer approach to mergers.

The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block the tie-up, a $14 billion deal that would join the second- and third-largest companies providing wireless networking solutions for large corporate customers.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) from acquiring Juniper Networks, arguing that the merger between the nation’s second- and third-largest

The US Department of Justice has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion deal to acquire networking gear maker Juniper Networks, arguing that it would stifle competition, according to a complaint filed on Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday filed a lawsuit to block the HPE/Juniper Networks $14 billion deal. Here are five things channel partners need to know.

Read about Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks' response to a Justice Department move to block the proposed $14 billion all-cash acquisition deal between the companies.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares are trading lower Thursday after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit to block its proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks.

The Department of Justice has sued to block a merger involving Houston’s largest publicly traded software company a year after the deal was announced.

CEO Antonio Neri said the Dept. of Justice has "no case" in its lawsuit to block its planned $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR). "We believe the thesis is flawed," Neri said in an interview on CNBC.