The U.K.’s competition regulator said Wednesday that it would need to conduct a fresh investigation into any changes made to Microsoft’s $75 billion Activision acquisition aimed at winning approval for the deal
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsofts-court-win-puts-u-k-regulator-in-challenging-spot-over-activision-deal-a6e95963Britain’s antitrust watchdog is the only major regulator preventing the deal from closing, says it is ready to consider a new proposalMicrosoft can close its $75 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, a U.S. federal judge ruled Tuesday. The decision means there is no current U.S. obstacle to the two companies merging. Photo: Richard B.
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