Maybe they weren’t as astutely aware of the antitrust political wave we seem to be in. It feels like 5 or 10 years ago this merger would have happened regardles

Maybe they weren’t as astutely aware of the antitrust political wave we seem to be in. It feels like 5 or 10 years ago this merger would have happened regardless of comments like this. I think after the 08 recession there was little appetite for anything that could make business less effective, and big business loves mergers.