https://finance.yahoo.com/news/time-warner-atandt-decision-today-big-implications-deals-beyond-media-173504939.html > Emilie Feldman, an associate professor of management at Wharton of the University of Pennsylvania, told Yahoo Finance. She noted that, in recent years, companies have sought mergers as a way to stay competitive as various industries like health care face consolidation and increased competition from new technologies." data-reactid="25">“If the deal goes through, it’s going to be a real green light for a lot of vertical mergers in a lot of different sectors,” Emilie Feldman, an associate professor of management at Wharton of the University of Pennsylvania, told Yahoo Finance. She noted that, in recent years, companies have sought mergers as a way to stay competitive as various industries like health care face consolidation and increased competition from new technologies. > If Judge Leon blocks the AT&T/Time Warner deal, she said, “It’s going to have big implications both for media deals and vertical mergers more generally.”" data-reactid="26">If Judge Leon blocks the AT&T/Time Warner deal, she said, “It’s going to have big implications both for media deals and vertical mergers more generally.”