The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has recently confirmed that they will be blocking Microsoft’s proposed takeover of video game-maker Activision. The US-based company had put forward plans in 2020 to acquire the publisher and developer, which is best known for its Call of Duty franchise, for an estimated $10billion. However, the CMA has… Continue reading UK’s confirms
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UK narrows antitrust probe of Microsoft-Activision
Recently, the UK’s competition regulator has closed its antitrust investigation into the union of Microsoft and Activision. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that, after closely examining the merger, it concluded that the combination of Microsoft and Activision does not raise any competition concerns in the UK markets. The merger between the two giant… Continue reading UK narrows antitrust probe of Microsoft-Activision