December 9, 2005

Government's Request for Data May Delay Blackboard's Purchase of WebCT

By DAN CARNEVALE

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked for more information about the proposed acquisition of WebCT Inc. by Blackboard Inc., a request that may delay the merger by a few months.

Michael Chasen, president of Blackboard, said last week that the Justice Department's request was not unusual; antitrust regulators often ask a second round of questions about mergers. "It is nothing out of the ordinary," he said. "They just want more information about the companies."

He also said he

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