“There are people who feel like there is a large degree of risk that the DOJ is going to seek to block that deal. The companies overlap in a bunch of product categories and a combined company would have 70% to 80% market share in some markets.”
“Well I mean it's a great recipe. I mean it's the ground beef, it's marinated with a little red wine. We've got the vegetables in there, got our champ, which is our garlic mashed potatoes baked on top.”
“It's not a yes or no that it will get scuttled, but the risk of its getting scuttled is up in the 60% to 70% range. In my opinion, there are several anticompetitive effects on consumers and I think there is a high risk that the DOJ will say Whirlpool will be able to raise prices and consumers won't have any choices.”
