In a proposed $5 billion merger between the world's largest mattress supplier and the US's largest retail mattress chain, a Brattle team led by Principal Dr. Jeremy Verlinda provided economic analyses and supported expert testimony on behalf of Mattress Firm regarding the competitive effects and procompetitive efficiencies that could arise from the planned merger.

Mattress Firm will operate under the Somnigroup International umbrella, the new name for the combined Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm group.

Tempur Sealy International Inc. was cleared to move forward with its $4 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm Inc. after a federal judge in Texas rejected a claim by the US Federal Trade Commission that the deal would hurt consumers.

A deal between the world’s largest mattress supplier and the US’s biggest mattress specialty retailer doesn’t raise antitrust concerns considering the market realities of the industry, a Texas federal judge said in an unsealed opinion.

A federal court in January denied antitrust regulators’ latest move against the deal, which creates a conglomerate of three decentralized business units and the largest bedding company in the world.

The company said the move follows a federal court ruling which denied the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction to halt the closing

Lexington, Kentucky-based Tempur Sealy International Inc. (NYSE: TPX) finally completed its $5 billion acquisition of Houston-based Mattress Firm Group Inc. When it was announced in May 2023, the deal was valued at $4 billion.

Mattress maker Tempur Sealy International (TPX) has finally put its almost two-year-long $5 billion acquisition of retailer Mattress Firm Group

Tempur Sealy International's successful merger with Mattress Firm leads to record high stock price, with strong revenue and cost synergies projected.