Microsoft Corp.(MSFT) has cleared a major legal hurdle in its high-profile pursuit of Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) ...

Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 8:50 AM ·9 min read The FTC still plans to challenge the merger. If that effort is successful, Microsoft could be forced to divest some or all of Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft can close its deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling means there is no current U.S. obstacle to the two companies merging. Photo: Richard B.

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have agreed to extend their merger agreement pending the outcome of negotiations with UK regulators. Both parties will now have until October 18th to finalize the ...

Microsoft and Activision have jointly agreed to extend the deadline to complete their mega merger for a further three months in order, they say, to allow time to resolve “remaining regulatory ...

As UK regulators extend their final decision date, Microsoft and Activision are also expected to negotiate a new merger termination date that goes beyond the current July 18 deadline. Microsoft ...

Microsoft's deal with Activision Blizzard is closer to completion after a U.S. federal judge ruled in favor of the merger. Completion of the deal could make Electronic Arts the next acquisition ...

The F.TC. has argued that the merger would harm competition in the video game industry and hurt consumers, because Microsoft could pull Activision’s games, like Call of Duty, from its rival Sony ...

The Microsoft merger saga turns another page as the company’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has now been extended. Microsoft will now have until October to finalize the Activision ...

The complaint not only cites the scale and scope of the Activision and Microsoft merger as problematic, but also that this latest proposed union follows numerous other Microsoft acquisitions ...