The Justice Department sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of rival Juniper Networks on Thursday, the first attempt to stop a merger by a new Trump administration that is expected to take a softer approach to mergers.

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 Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) from acquiring Juniper Networks, arguing that the merger between the nation’s second- and third-largest