WilmerHale Guides Keysight Through Major DOJ and FTC Settlements

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, commonly known as WilmerHale, has achieved significant success in its antitrust and competition practice by securing consent decrees for its client, Keysight Technologies, during landmark merger investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This marks the first such decrees in the Trump era from these agencies, highlighting their openness to settlements addressing competitive concerns. The DOJ cleared Keysight's proposed acquisition of Spirent Communications, while the FTC settled on a divestiture to resolve Synopsys Inc.'s acquisition proposal involving Ansys' assets. These developments underscore WilmerHale's expertise in navigating complex, multinational merger challenges.