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HPE says states’ requested hold-separate would split fully integrated Juniper

By Flavia Fortes ( December 11, 2025, 20:28 GMT | Insight) -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise has urged a California federal judge to reject a coalition of state attorneys general seeking a post-closing hold-separate order for HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks, warning the request would require unwinding a merger that closed months ago and separating a business that no longer exists as a standalone entity. The company said that the proposed injunction would cause “enormous, permanent harm” to the company while offering “no conceivable benefit” to enforcers.Hewlett Packard Enterprise has urged a California federal judge to reject a coalition of state attorneys general seeking a post-closing hold-separate order for HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks, warning the request would require unwinding a merger that closed months ago and separating a business that no longer exists as a standalone entity....

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