Microsoft agreed to buy Activision Blizzard in January 2022. Photo: w:User:Coolcaesar via Wikipedi UK Approves Microsoft's $69B Activision Purchase, Removing Deal's Final Hurdle
The companies made concessions to win the blessing of the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority, capping Microsoft President Brad Smith's 21-month-long quest to shepherd the deal through a regulatory maze.
October 13, 2023 at 08:02 AM
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Antitrust
The United Kingdom's antitrust regulator on Friday approved Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Santa Monica, California-based video-game maker Activision Blizzard, setting the stage for the deal's completion after 21 months of regulatory wrangling around the globe.
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