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The State of US Merger Policy and the Pending HPE/Juniper Trial
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Now that the dust has settled on President Donald Trump’s antitrust appointments, we are witnessing greater clarity on the new administration’s priorities and focus. Despite the hand wringing over content moderation and tech-censorship inquiries, what may be missed are substantial changes that are happening in merger policy and enforcement. While not as headline grabbing as big tech actions, sound merger policy is arguably the bread-and-butter of antitrust enforcement and undoubtedly necessary to help advance innovation in markets. Encouragingly, the current antitrust leadership has emphasized the need to bring back sensible merger policies.