Temple-Inland (TIN) bid by International Paper (IP) has antitrust risk.
In some segments, the combined company will have over 30% market share. Such market share will invite scrutiny of Temple-Inland and International Paper by the Department of Justice. The possibility of the Department of Justice rejecting the bid by International Paper for Temple-Inland is real.
Even without the antitrust risk, if Temple-Inland decides to fight the bid by International Paper, Temple-Inland can delay any acquisition by almost a year.
Those holding Temple-Inland stock may consider taking profits right here and focusing on other stocks in this segment that are acquisition candidates.
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