United States of America: State coalition filed motion for hold separate order in lawsuit against Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks over alleged violation of Section 7 of Clayton Act

On 18 November 2025, the Attorneys General of multiple States filed a motion for a hold separate order, seeking an order preventing further integration of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks. The Motion requests that the Court restrain any additional consolidation steps, require HPE to provide a report detailing integration actions taken to date, prevent sharing of confidential information, mandate operational separation, and ensure that Juniper personnel retain independent control over pricing, product development, product offerings, and personnel. The States assert that such relief is needed to preserve the status quo and to allow meaningful review under the Tunney Act, referring to concerns that integration could impede the possibility of effective relief should the Court determine that the proposed Final Judgment is not in the public interest.