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Microsoft-Activision deal: UK regulator aims for decision by August 29A court involved in the case had already published Microsoft's argument that the binding commitments accepted by the European Union shortly...
UK regulator aims for decision on Microsoft-Activision deal by August 29The Competition and Markets Authority also on Monday published Microsoft's arguments explaining why the deal should be re-evaluated, as the...
Microsoft extends $69B Activision Blizzard merger deal deadline, overcoming regulatory hurdlesWith the extension of the merger deal and revised terms, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are working towards overcoming regulatory hurdle...
Tough appeals lie ahead for US FTC after Microsoft-Activision ruling: expertsIn her 53-page order, US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said it was not enough for the FTC to argue that "a merger might lessen com...
Microsoft's multibillion dollar acquisition of Activision Blizzard hangs in uncertainty: Who’s winning this fight for gaming dominance?Microsoft's acquisition of gaming firm Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn has hit a snag. The US Federal Trade Commission has warned that Micr...
Fate of record tech industry tie-up heads to judge as Microsoft defends $69 billion Activision dealFederal antitrust enforcers have sued to block the $69 billion acquisition that they say will harm competition between Microsoft and gaming...
Microsoft makes final case for Activision Blizzard deal as federal judge weighs decisionThe deal also faces opposition from another major regulator, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, while other countries and the Euro...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says exclusive Activision games make 'no strategic sense'The Federal Trade Commission has asked a judge to stop the proposed acquisition because, it argues, it would give Microsoft, maker of the X...
Activision Blizzard's CEO Bobby Kotick defends Microsoft's takeover of the video game-makerBobby Kotick told a federal judge in San Francisco Wednesday that there's no incentive to deprive Microsoft gaming rivals like Sony of the ...
Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard to invest in Barcelona after EU approves deal with MicrosoftThe decision comes after Britain blocked the Microsoft takeover, prompting Activision, which has studios in Guildford and Warrington in Eng...
Microsoft-Activision deal: Satya Nadella, Bobby Kotick to testify in court as FTC tries to block mergerThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked a judge to stop the transaction temporarily in order to allow the agency's in-house judge to d...
Microsoft says it could abandon Activision deal if judge delays itThe FTC is asking Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley for a preliminary injunction, which would ban Microsoft from completing the deal before the...
US FTC to argue Microsoft's deal to buy Activision should be pausedMicrosoft has said that a temporary block could scuttle the deal. Courts do not usually take into account such real-world consequences. But...
Activision intervenes in Microsoft challenge to UK regulator's blockMicrosoft is appealing against the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) decision to veto the deal, which it did in April on the ground...
Activision intervenes in Microsoft challenge to UK regulator's blockMicrosoft is appealing against the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) decision to veto the deal, which it did in April on the ground...
What next for Microsoft's $69-billion Activision deal after UK ban?The ruling was a shock after the regulator had already resolved its concerns about the consoles market, a sector dominated by Sony's PlaySt...
First pre-trial hearing in Microsoft-Activision case set for January 3The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which enforces antitrust law, asked a judge to block the transaction earlier this month, arguing that t...