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Tempur Sealy (NYSE:TPX) rose 4% amid a report {that a} potential purchaser for the divestiture package deal for its cope with Mattress Agency has been recognized earlier than a November trial from the Federal Commerce Fee difficult the mixture.
The client has met with the FTC, in accordance a CTFN report on Friday, which mentioned it did not know the id of the bidder.
It wasn’t identified if the proposed treatment packaged has been or will probably be altered, based on the report.
The FTC sued in early July sued to dam mattress maker Tempur Sealy’s (TPX) deliberate $4 billion buy of retailer Mattress Agency. The regulator issued an administrative criticism and approved a lawsuit in federal court docket to forestall the deal, alleging that Tempur Sealy — the world’s largest mattress provider and manufacture – can have the flexibility and incentive to “suppress competitors” and lift costs for mattresses. The Fee voted 5-0 to authorize the lawsuit to problem the transaction.
Piper Sandler analyst Peter Keith mentioned in a July observe that TPX can have no challenge divesting 200 shops which will elevate aggressive issues in particular markets.
Tempur Sealy (TPX) agreed to purchase Mattress Agency in a $4 billion deal in Might 2023.