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Walmart’s Vizio Acquisition to Undergo Full FTC Antitrust Probe

A stack of Vizio TVs on sale at a store in Smyrna, Georgia, US.Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg
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Walmart Inc.’s deal to buy smart-TV maker Vizio Holding Corp. will undergo an in-depth antitrust review by the Federal Trade Commission, Vizio said Tuesday.

Vizio disclosed in a regulatory filingBloomberg Terminal that the companies on Monday received a so-called second request seeking additional information from the antitrust agency. The request was expected. An in-depth review can lengthen the regulatory process by months or years, depending on the complexity of the transaction.