Microsoft Activision Deal Approved by the CMA
Late last month, the CMA provisionally approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Today, the UK regulator has published its ...
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Report: Microsoft Activision Deal Will Not Require Another Round of EU Approval
Microsoft has fought to acquire Call of Duty mega-company Activision Blizzard Inc. in a $69 billion deal since January of last ...
Report: Microsoft-Activision Acquisition Set to Close on October 13
Microsoft aims to complete its $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard next week. The reports indicate that they plan to make ...
Bobby Kotick, Brad Smith, Other Microsoft & Activision Execs Comment on CMA’s Preliminary Decision
After submitting a restructured deal which includes handing over Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft, Microsoft has finally won ...
Microsoft Activision Deal Approved by CMA in Preliminary Decision
It seems like the Microsoft Activision merger saga is finally ending, as the CMA has preliminarily decided to approve of ...
Microsoft Sells Activision Cloud Gaming Rights to Ubisoft In an Attempt to Win Over the CMA
If you thought Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard would be nearing an end as the CMA’s decision ...
Microsoft Submits “Change of Circumstances” to CMA Over Its Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft has just sent a new submission to the UK’s regulatory authority, the CMA, where the company cites various “...
Microsoft Activision Merger Deadline Extended to October 18
If you thought 18 months were enough for the Microsoft-Activision deal, they weren’t. The official closing date for the Microsoft-Activision ...
Phil Spencer, Bobby Kotick, Other Microsoft & Activision Execs Comment on Xbox’s Win vs FTC
After five days of long testimonies, District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled in favor of Microsoft and denied the FTC’...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Unconditionally Approved in South Africa
South Africa has become the latest country to approve Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. The Competition Tribunal ...
Report: Microsoft and ABK Considering Pulling ABK From the UK and Offering Enforceable Remedies as Ways Around Activision CMA Block (Update)
According to a recent report published by MLex, Microsoft executives are actively exploring ways to close its acquisition of Activision ...
Bobby Kotick: Activision Will Be Just Fine If the Microsoft Merger Is Blocked; Company has $12.6 Billion in Cash
Activision’s CEO, Bobby Kotick, talks about all things Activision in a new interview, including addressing the company’s harassment ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Unconditionally Approved by South Korea
After getting the nod from regulators in China and the EU a couple of weeks ago, Microsoft’s acquisition of ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Unconditionally Approved in China
After the EU win this week, the Microsoft-Activision deal has now been unconditionally cleared by Chinese regulators. The approval came ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Approved in the EU
The European Commission has now cleared the Microsoft-Activision deal in the EU region, providing Microsoft a much-needed win after its ...
Microsoft and Activision Prohibited From Acquiring Interest in Each Other by CMA
In the latest blow to the Microsoft-Activision deal, the two corporations have been prohibited from acquiring an interest in each ...
Microsoft Cloud Remedy Entitled It to All Activision Cloud Gaming Revenue, Reveals CMA
Having officially blocked the Microsoft-Activision deal this week, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed that the Redmond ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal: CMA’s Decision “Is Far From the Final Word,” Says Bobby Kotick
With the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) having shot down the Microsoft-Activision deal today, both companies have declared their ...
Microsoft-Activision Deal Approved Unconditionally in South Africa (Update)
In yet another win for Microsoft, the Competition Commission of South Africa has unconditionally greenlit the Microsoft-Activision deal. The regulator ...