PlayPower and BCI Burke Announce Mutual Termination of Merger Agreement

Playground equipment companies end merger plans after Arizona joins lawsuit

The merger of two commercial playground equipment companies has been called off just a week after Arizona joined a multistate lawsuit to block it.

Playground equipment makers call off merger after Illinois, 11 other states sue to block it

Playground company merger called off after lawsuit by Raoul, other AG's

Attorney General Raoul, FTC Announce Playpower Terminates Proposed Merger Of Commercial Playground Equipment

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 12 attorneys general, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that Playpower has abandoned its proposed acquisition of BCI Burke (Burke) just a week after Raoul and the coalition filed a lawsuit challenging the transaction. Playpower and Burke are two of the largest commercial outdoor playground manufacturers.Raoul and the coalition had alleged that the p…

PlayPower and BCI Burke Announce Mutual Termination of Merger Agreement

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. and FOND DU LAC, Wis., Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PlayPower and BCI Burke today announced the termination of their merger agreement previously announced on February 13, 2026. The decision to terminate the agreement follows the U.S. Federal…

PlayPower, BCI Burke Merger Called Off After FTC Suit

PlayPower and BCI Burke ended their playground equipment merger a week after the FTC and a coalition of states sued to block it. Here's what happened.