The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday filed a lawsuit to block the HPE/Juniper Networks $14 billion deal. Here are five things channel partners need to know.

The US Justice Department sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks Inc., arguing the tie-up would harm competition in the market for enterprise wireless equipment used by large companies,

The US Justice Department (DoJ) has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) $14 billion deal to buy Juniper Networks.

The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block the tie-up, a $14 billion deal that would join the second- and third-largest companies providing wireless networking solutions for large corporate customers.

The DoJ says the merger would be anti-competitive while HPE says that's flawed logic and its ready "vigorously defend" itself in court.

Read about Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks' response to a Justice Department move to block the proposed $14 billion all-cash acquisition deal between the companies.

CEO Antonio Neri said the Dept. of Justice has "no case" in its lawsuit to block its planned $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR). "We believe the thesis is flawed," Neri said in an interview on CNBC.

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion deal to acquire networking gear maker Juniper Networks, arguing that it would stifle competition, according to a complaint filed on Thursday.

The DOJ contends the merged company would result in two companies — Cisco and HPE — controlling more than 70% of the U.S. wireless networking market.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. Chief Executive Officer Antonio Neri said his company plans to “vigorously” defend its planned acquisition of Juniper Networks Inc. in court after the US Justice Department sued to block the tie-up.