Poison Pill: CMA Ruling Includes 10-Year Prohibition on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Takeover
Last week the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)—the UK government watchdog agency that oversees major financial ...
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UK’s Competition and Markets Authority Changes Preliminary Findings on Microsoft – Activision Blizzard Deal
UK regulatory body the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced Monday that it has narrowed its ...
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Microsoft Signs 10-Year Agreement With Nintendo for Call of Duty
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith announced Tuesday that the company has finalized a 10-year ...
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Report: Tencent Gives Blessing to Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Acquisition
At least one third-party has raised concerns with Chinese government regulators about Microsoft’s proposed $69B USD ...
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Microsoft Heads to Brussels for European Commission Merger Hearing
Microsoft will be attending a European Commission (EC) merger hearing in Brussels on Feb. 21, the ...
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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Claims Sony is Trying to Sabotage Merger
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick told the Financial Times (subscription required) on Thursday that PlayStation maker ...
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UK’s CMA Preliminary Ruling Opposes Activision Blizzard Acquisition
The government agency in charge of regulating mergers and acquisitions in the UK said Wednesday that ...
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Report: European Union Will Deliver a ‘Statement of Objections’ to Microsoft
The European Commission is preparing a "statement of objections" to give to Microsoft in the coming ...
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Court Denies Microsoft Motion to Pause Gamer-Led Merger Opposition
U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has denied a Microsoft motion to put a gamer-led ...
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Why the Fight Between NetEase and Activision Blizzard Matters to Esports
Activision Blizzard didn’t have a great start to the week. First reports claim that the European Union will ...
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