PlayPower abandons proposed Burke acquisition, Illinois AG and FTC say

Revision 1 · Competition and consumer policy · United States · Record prepared October 28, 2026

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An October 27 announcement reports that the proposed playground-equipment merger ended after regulators challenged it.

What the record says

Illinois attorney general announcement dated October 27, 2026.

The agency reports PlayPower abandoned its proposed acquisition of BCI Burke and the parties terminated their merger agreement.

The agency says the coalition filed a notice of dismissal; no judicial merits decision or actual price change is established by this source.

Read the attorney general’s announcement for its account of the transaction and case.

Regulators’ competition concerns were allegations; the announcement reports termination and a notice of dismissal.

Sources checked October 28, 2026. Later notices may change instructions or arrangements.