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Nearly two years later, FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard deal
Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard cleared its final U.S. regulatory hurdle as the FTC dropped its ...
FTC drops final challenge to Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard deal
After losing key court fights, the FTC is moving on from its effort to undo the biggest gaming acquisition in history.
FTC Ends Legal Challenge to Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Activision Acquisition
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) withdrew its administrative case opposing Microsoft Corporation ...
Trump's FTC walks away from Microsoft-Activision merger fight started by Biden
President Trump's antitrust cops ended a government effort to unwind Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game maker ...
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Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Escapes Final FTC Challenge
Basically, any legal roadblock to Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard takeover has now officially been bulldozed. The deal was already finalized back in October 2023, just a few months after ...
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FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of ...
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Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
A federal appeals court has rejected the FTC's challenge to ... The Activision Blizzard transaction marked the largest-ever acquisition in the video gaming market. The deal closed in late 2023 ...
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FTC drops case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition after nearly two years
FTC ends legal fight against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal, closing a two-year case over the $68.7B acquisition.
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US Appeals Court Has Finally Rejected FTC’s Case To Cancel Microsoft-Activision Deal
FTC may have finally reached the end of the line in their objections to the Microsoft Activision deal. We know that seems ... a half after Microsoft already finalized their acquisition, with ...