美国连锁超市巨头克罗格周二对竞争对手艾伯森提起反诉,这标志着两家企业间的法律对抗进入新阶段。此前,双方拟议的250亿美元合并交易因法院禁令而宣告流产。
克罗格公司在华盛顿州联邦法院提交的反诉文件中,指控艾伯森违反并购协议中的“竞业禁止条款”。
今年2月,美国联邦法官以“可能削弱行业竞争”为由,永久叫停这项原将创造全美最大超市集团交易。联邦贸易委员会(FTC)数据显示,合并后实体将控制全美约13%的杂货市场份额。
克罗格指控艾伯森在并购等待期内向股东派发60亿美元特别股息构成“资产转移”。
艾伯森此前先行起诉,要求克罗格承担并购失败产生的9.3亿美元“分手费”。
分析师指出,诉讼战可能延缓两家企业应对亚马逊、沃尔玛等非传统竞争对手的步伐。
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