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Old Aug 26, 2013, 12:22 pm
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AdrianFenty
 
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Originally Posted by coastalguy
Along those lines, isn't it most likely the merger will prevail? (UA and CO being the most recent precedent.)

AFAIK, no one even batted an eyelash when DL bought SQ's 49% stake in VS for $360MM (about 1/3 of what SQ originally paid).
The DoJ recently blocked the merger of AT&T with TMobile.

That merger actually made more financial sense and would not have impacted the consumer nearly as much as this one.
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