Microsoft / Activision Blizzard merger inquiry - GOV.UK
Jul 6, 2022 · 22 August 2023: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard notified to the CMA an acquisition by which Microsoft will acquire Activision, excluding Activision’s cloud streaming rights outside of the...
Microsoft / Activision Blizzard (ex-cloud streaming rights) merger ...
Aug 22, 2023 · Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) and Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Activision) have notified to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) an acquisition by which Microsoft will acquire...
New Microsoft/Activision deal addresses previous CMA concerns …
Sep 22, 2023 · The sale of Activision’s cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft substantially addresses previous concerns and opens the door to the deal being cleared, the CMA said today.
On 18 January 2022, Microsoft entered into an agreement to acquire the whole of Activision. The First Proposed Merger was subject to an in-depth phase 2 investigation by the CMA, with the...
Microsoft Sends Final Submission to CMA as Activision Blizzard ... - IGN
Jul 31, 2023 · Microsoft has sent its final submission to the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), outlining why it believes the organisation should reconsider its block on the proposed $69 billion...
CMA set for showdown with Amazon and Microsoft over cloud …
Rima Alaily, corporate vice president at Microsoft, said the CMA’s draft report “should be focused on paving the way for the UK’s AI-powered future, not fixating on legacy products launched ...
Microsoft Finally Closes In on Activision Deal After Key Approval
Oct 13, 2023 · British regulators on Friday gave final approval to Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of the video game publisher Activision Blizzard, the last major obstacle for a deal that at one...
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Restructure Proposed Acquisition
Aug 21, 2023 · As a result of the agreement with Ubisoft, Microsoft believes its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard presents a substantially different transaction under UK law than the transaction Microsoft submitted for the CMA’s consideration in 2022.
AWS and Microsoft could face ‘targeted intervention’ from CMA …
2 days ago · Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft’s cloud market dominance has prompted the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to consider taking a targeted approach to fixing issues its ...
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal approved by UK regulators
Oct 13, 2023 · Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been approved by UK regulators. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded that the deal can proceed after...