IonQ, SkyWater to close deal July 31 following early US FTC termination
By Wesley Brown ( July 29, 2026, 16:24 GMT | Insight) -- IonQ and Skywater Technology plan to close their $1.8 billion deal Friday following an early termination from the US Federal Trade Commission, which granted the expiration of their waiting period. The companies announced their deal Jan. 26, filed Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notification Feb. 20, pulled and refiled that paperwork March 25 and received a second request from the FTC on April 24.IonQ and Skywater Technology plan to close their $1.8 billion deal Friday following an early termination from the US Federal Trade Commission, which granted the expiration of their waiting period....
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