Microsoft Activision Deal Finally Given the AllClear from UK Regulator
Good to go.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given its approval for Microsoft's $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard to go through.
Microsoft announced its intention to acquire the huge games publisher in January 2022. Over the last year and nine months, the proposal has come under intense scrutiny as government regulators around the world mused on whether it would be harmful to competition in the games industry. Most regulators decided it wouldn't, approving the deal. The CMA, however, has been a particularly tough customer, blocking the deal predominantly with relation to a potential monopoly on cloud gaming.
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