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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE): M&A transaction — HPE closes $13.4B acquisition of Juniper Networks; settles DOJ lawsuit
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
- Aggregate Merger Consideration approx $13.4B; Juniper shareholders receive $40.00 per share in cash.
- Acquisition closed July 2, 2025; Juniper becomes wholly owned subsidiary of HPE.
- DOJ settlement requires HPE to divest Instant On business and auction non-exclusive license of Juniper's Mist AIOps source code.
- HPE expects deal to be accretive to non-GAAP EPS in year 1 post-close; combined networking business >50% of operating income.
- Transaction doubles HPE's networking business; provides full networking IP stack from silicon to software.