US DOJ amends HPE-Juniper settlement, asks court for approval without hearing | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

By Flavia Fortes (November 17, 2025, 20:36 GMT | Insight) — The US Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to approve an amended settlement in its HPE and Juniper Networks merger case without conducting an investigation into the agency’s internal deliberations, “an investigation that would undermine future merger enforcement.” The DOJ modified the final ruling in response to public comments submitted on the settlement. The US Justice Department has asked a federal judge to approve an amended settlement in its HPE and Juniper Networks merger case without conducting an investigation into the agency’s internal deliberations, “an investigation that would undermine future merger enforcement,” it said….