Kroger-Albertsons Block Mirrors FTC's Handling of Spirit-Frontier -- Market Talk

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1107 ET - The FTC's success in getting Kroger's merger with Albertsons blocked by a federal judge mirrors the agency's "mishandling" of the proposed tie-up of Spirit Airlines and Frontier Group, according to Brad Haller, who leads consulting firm West Monroe's M&A practice. Spirit ended up filing for bankruptcy within a year, creating the exact scenario the FTC was trying to prevent because it didn't understand the financial necessity of the deal, Haller says. Without a merger, Kroger and Albertsons may now have to shutter stores, cut labor or take drastic measures to shore up profitability and avoid bankruptcy, Haller says. (dean.seal@wsj.com)

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