Decoder with Nilay Patel · Monday, June 29, 2026
Roger Dolly explained that the merger between Weber and Blackstone was delayed due to an antitrust review by the FTC. The process was prolonged because the FTC was not fully staffed with commissioners at the time of the agreement, which impacted their ability to review and approve the deal promptly.
“So they extended that till February. Then they extended it one more time because all the commissioners and the new administration hadn't been appointed yet.”
“So we just really got stuck in no man's land because they have five commissioners in Washington D.C., as I understand.”
“As soon as they were fully staffed, they let us know and said, yeah, your deal is fine, go ahead.”