On April 2, 2003, First Data and Concord announced that the two companies had entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $7 billion. For six months both companies worked cooperatively with the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. Notwithstanding these efforts, on October 23, 2003 the DOJ filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the proposed merger. Consummation of the merger remains subject to such litigation.
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