Shares of Juniper Networks ( NYSE: JNPR) and HP Enterprise ( NYSE: HPE) surged in early trading on Monday after the Department of Justice settled its lawsuit with HP Enterprise ( NYSE: HPE ), paving the way for the two companies to merge.

The Juniper HPE merger is finally happening. The use of the word ‘finally’ is apt here as the artificial intelligence (AI) networking alliance faced some serious regulatory hurdles. The Department of Justice (DOJ) initially sued to block the merger over concerns that combining HPE and Juniper would reduce competition in the wireless local area

It has taken the better part of a year and a half and some wrangling with the US Department of Justice to get it done, but Hewlett Packard Enterprise has