The Department of Justice sued Thursday to block the $14 billion Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company acquisition of wireless tech competitor Juniper Networks.

The Justice Department sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of rival Juniper Networks on Thursday, the first attempt to stop a merger by a new Trump administration that is expected to take a softer approach to mergers.

The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block the tie-up, a $14 billion deal that would join the second- and third-largest companies providing wireless networking solutions for large corporate customers.