Overview

• The DOJ formally dropped its lawsuit on June 30 after HPE agreed to regulatory conditions, clearing the $14 billion merger for final court approval.
• Under the settlement, HPE must sell its Instant On branch and campus WLAN business to a DOJ-approved buyer within 180 days.
• HPE is required to auction licenses for Juniper’s Mist AI Ops source code to independent competitors on perpetual, non-exclusive terms.
• Global regulators in the European Union and United Kingdom have approved the merger, prompting rallies in both HPE and Juniper shares.
• HPE plans to integrate Juniper’s AI-driven networking tools to bolster its position as a challenger to Cisco, Arista, and Nvidia.