The Department of Justice will require United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to divest assets it would otherwise acquire in its takeover of Goodrich Corporation. Concerned that the largest aircraft industry merger in history would result in higher prices, less-favorable contracts, and less innovation for critical aircraft components, the DOJ filed a civil antitrust suit to block the proposed deal, and issued a settlement proposal to resolve anticompetitive concerns.
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