Opinion: Baker Botts' Jody Boudreault explains how the Ninth Circuit's ruling in FTC v. Microsoft Corp. provides a roadmap ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying on Thursday that pursuing the case against the long-closed deal was not in ...

Microsoft's purchase of Activision in 2023 was the most expensive video game acquisition of all time, and with that title comes a lot of regulatory scrutiny to ensure the deal didn't violate any ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has lost its appeal against the Microsoft Activision deal in the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The FTC, which is probably the only entity still bothered by ...

The deal was finalized back ... 2023 on the finalization: After nearly 2 years of regulatory back and forth between Microsoft, Activision, Sony, several other gaming companies and government ...

While Watchful Wolf did not share the exact wording of the cease and desist email, it's a believable justification: Black Ops 6 is the first CoD coming after the finalization of the Microsoft ...

In January 2022, Activision, Inc.’s (“Activision”) board met and approved a draft merger agreement in connection with Activision’s acquisition by Microsoft Corporation. The full board did ...

Now, six months after the acquisition’s finalization ... since the deal closed. In January, Microsoft laid off 1,900 staff members across its gaming division, including Activision Blizzard.

Activision Blizzard ... Sections 141 and 251 of the DGCL, deal makers should pay careful attention to common processes surrounding the approval and finalization of mergers, and adhere to the ...