Court rejects FTC appeal: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard may close the deal
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has attempted to continue challenging the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. However, the court rejected the appeal and injunction — now the companies can complete the merger.
However, the deal has another obstacle — Britain’s competition regulator (CMA). However, in any case, CMA will not be able to completely block the deal: if the conditions of Microsoft do not suit the regulator, the company will simply exit the British market.
The CMA is due to make a decision on the deal on August 29th. Probably, the decision will be beneficially influenced by the recently concluded deal between Microsoft and Sony: the companies still managed to agree on a ten-year presence of Call of Duty on the PlayStation consoles.