The parent is referring to the blocking of an acquisition. There have been many examples of that type of action on the basis of competition concerns. The Justic

The parent is referring to the blocking of an acquisition. There have been many examples of that type of action on the basis of competition concerns. The Justice Dept and FTC routinely try to block acquisitions where there are competition concerns. They don't always win, as in the case of AT&T / Time Warner (or in the case of AT&T / T-Mobile, they did successfully prevent that). Some other examples: Anthem & Cigna, Sabre & Farelogix, Edgewell & Harry's, Office Depot & Staples, Sysco & US Foods.