A federal judge blocked Staples Inc.’s proposed $6.3 billion purchase of Office Depot Inc., dooming the deal between the rival office supply chains.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan of the District of Columbia on Tuesday issued a three-page order that granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction. In the order, Sullivan said he planned to publish a sealed opinion elaborating on his decision for the parties Wednesday.
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