The US Justice Department sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks Inc., arguing the tie-up would harm competition in the market for enterprise wireless equipment used by large companies,

The U.S. Justice Department has sued to block tech giant HPE from acquiring Juniper Networks, the networking firm, citing antitrust concerns.

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks. The suit filed in California's Northern District Court makes the case that the merger would eliminate competition and result in less choice and higher prices for consumers.