Antitrust agency spat may snag data merger (Dealscape

Halfway to the government's deadline to evaluate a deal on antitrust grounds, federal regulators continue fighting for the right to investigate a possible takeover of Data Domain Inc. The lag could end up scotching what could be a $1.8 billion acquisition.

Despite promises by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to work smoothly on the antitrust front, neither agency has ceded its claim to review a purchase of Data Domain, whose shareholders are being courted by rivals NetApp Inc. and EMC Corp.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Antitrust agency spat may snag data merger Posted on June 11, 2009 10:59 AM Halfway to the government's deadline to evaluate a deal on antitrust grounds, federal regulators continue fighting for the right to investigate a possible takeover of Data Domain Inc. The lag could end up scotching what could be a $1.8 billion acquisition. Despite promises by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to work smoothly on the antitrust front, neither agency has ceded its claim to review a purchase of Data Domain, whose shareholders are being courted by rivals NetApp Inc. and EMC Corp. This is a free preview of the content available in The Deal Pipeline. Subscribers enjoy access to the full story, as well as second-to-none research tools. To request a demo, or, if you are an existing user to The Deal Pipeline, log in to your account, please scroll down and click the button. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 942 in-depth reports of M&A deals in the Technology sector 44 articles related to Data Domain 43 articles related to NetApp 33 in-depth transaction records for EMC Corp. 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Skadden Arps Amusement parks Deb Shops Windstream Corp. Diedrich Coffee Hanna Andersson Tween Brands Entertainment Lazard Lyondell Chemical		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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