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Microsoft wins EU antitrust approval for Activision Blizzard acquision

By Foo Yun Chee

May 16 2023 3:29PM

Could influence other regulators to give green light.

Microsoft wins EU antitrust approval for Activision Blizzard acquision

Microsoft overnight has won the EU antitrust approval for its US$69 billion acquisition of Activision. This is a significant boost that could prompt Chinese and South Korean regulators to follow suit despite a British veto of the deal. The US software giant still faces a battle to clinch the ...

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