DOJ challenges first merger with Kanter at the helm

Alex Wilts

24 November 2021

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The Department of Justice has sued to block US Sugar’s proposed acquisition of a rival sugar refiner, alleging that the transaction would leave wholesale customers in the southeastern US “at the mercy of a cozy duopoly”.

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DOJ challenges first merger with Kanter at the helm

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