The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday filed a lawsuit to block the HPE/Juniper Networks $14 billion deal. Here are five things channel partners need to know.

CEO Antonio Neri said the Dept. of Justice has "no case" in its lawsuit to block its planned $14 billion purchase of Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR). "We believe the thesis is flawed," Neri said in an interview on CNBC.

The US Justice Department sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks Inc., arguing the tie-up would harm competition in the market for enterprise wireless equipment used by large companies,