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 U.S. Justice Department has sued to block tech giant HPE from acquiring Juniper Networks, the networking firm, citing antitrust concerns.

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit to block HPE’s acquisition of Juniper Networks – a deal anticipated to be worth $14 billion – following a complaint filed with a US District Court for the Northern District of California.