Publicly-traded companies doing business in markets all around the world cannot really be said to be making a private deal. The fine isn't because of a discoun

Publicly-traded companies doing business in markets all around the world cannot really be said to be making a private deal. The fine isn't because of a discount, it's because of a clawback clause that is punitively anti-competitive and completely illegal. They will still have earned more from making the illegal deal than this penalty will cost them. Three strikes.