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Seriously. How did this get past the USDOJ antitrust division? (And for that matter, are large M&A events like this approved by the DOJ beforehand, or are they
by tomkinstinch 13y ago
Seriously. How did this get past the USDOJ antitrust division?
(And for that matter, are large M&A events like this approved by the DOJ beforehand, or are they investigated after the fact?)
- untog 13y agoSeriously. How did this get past the USDOJ antitrust division? It hasn't.
- chrisgd 13y agoThey are announced, then they file for Hart Scott Rodino (in essence, approval from the DOJ) and have voting by shareholders (sometimes), get early termination of the waiting period, or wait through the waiting period, then they close.
- acjohnson55 13y agoWhy wouldn't it? It's a pretty small acquisition compared to the market size, and there are still three other major players left that completely dwarf Cricket in size.
- rayiner 13y agoAntitrust enforcement is not politically popular, oh for the last 30 years or so.