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FTC loses appeal to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal that already happened
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its appeal of a ruling in its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In 2023, the FTC requested a preliminary injunction ...
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.
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 case against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The FTC filed an order to dismiss its complaint on Thursday, just days after ...
Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion Wednesday affirming a denial of a preliminary injunction the FTC had sought for Microsoft's now-completed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Microsoft Ruling Offers an Antitrust Playbook for Vertical Deals
Opinion: Baker Botts' Jody Boudreault explains how the Ninth Circuit's ruling in FTC v. Microsoft Corp. provides a roadmap ...
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Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Deal Cleared as FTC Drops Longstanding Probe
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission officially drops its long-standing case against Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of ...
Game Over: FTC Stops Trying To Defeat Microsoft's $69B Activision Deal
Some boss battles are just too daunting, which the Federal Trade Commission has discovered in its ongoing effort to defeat ...
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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle
The FTC has officially dropped its legal challenge against Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, ...
FTC drops case over Microsoft’s $69B deal for Activision, Reuters reports
B purchase of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest, Reuters reports. FTC ...
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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 bln Activision Blizzard deal
The deal closed in late 2023 after competition ... scrutiny in other international markets. The FTC's lawsuit sought an order freezing the Activision transaction while the agency pursued its ...