HPE-Juniper Networks $14B Merger: EU To Make Key Decisions By August

HPE-Juniper Networks $14B Merger: EU To Make Key Decisions By August

• Networking
• August 19, 2024

HPE has filed with the European regulatory commissions for approval to purchase Juniper Networks. Here’s the timeline for the blockbuster $14 billion merger.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has filed with the European Commission for regulatory approval of its blockbuster $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. European regulators now have until August to either approve HPE’s deal or force deeper investigations that could potentially stall the merger.

The European Commission now has a deadline of Aug. 1 to either approve the HPE-Juniper merger or open a full-scale investigation into the deal.

Additionally, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently started a preliminary investigation into the potential impacts of the massive tech merger.

The CMA has set a deadline of Aug. 14 to decide whether to approve the deal or progress the investigation to a formal “phase 2” inquiry that would spawn a deeper investigation.