On January 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request ...

A federal judge in Houston denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked Tempur Sealy's acquisition of Mattress Firm. Update: On Feb. 4 ...

President Donald Trump appointed Andrew Ferguson to lead the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson, a Republican, has vowed to ...

A federal judge in Texas ruled in favor of Tempur Sealy, allowing the merger to go ahead, although the deal cannot be finalized until February 7 to give the FTC time to consider an appeal.

The Federal Trade Commission finally gave its consent. And Tempur Sealy International wasted no time in closing on its $5 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm in a stock and cash transaction.

A federal court in January denied antitrust regulators’ latest move against the deal, which creates a conglomerate of three decentralized business units and the largest bedding company in the world.

The FTC sued to block the transaction in July, arguing the takeover violates antitrust laws and would reduce options for US mattress buyers. The agency claimed Tempur Sealy would be able to hobble ...

(Bloomberg) -- Tempur Sealy International Inc. was cleared to move forward with its $4 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm Inc. after a federal judge in Texas rejected a claim by the US Federal Trade ...

A federal judge on Friday cleared Tempur Sealy International’s (NYSE:TPX) $4B takeover of Mattress Firm, rejecting the Federal Trade Commission’s claim that the combination would harm consumers.