Microsoft Set to Finalize Activision Blizzard Acquisition Next Week

Microsoft is aiming to finalize its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard next week, with a potential closing date of Friday, October 13th. The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently reviewing the deal and is expected to make a final decision next week. If approved, this would bring an end to a 20-month process of regulatory battles across Europe and the US. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is still appealing the outcome of a previous hearing and plans to resume its own administrative case against the acquisition.