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FTC drops case against Microsoft-Activision merger, acquisition now left unchallenged
The Federal Trade Commission is no longer challenging the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger in its administrative ...
FTC Ends Legal Challenge to Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Activision Acquisition
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) withdrew its administrative case opposing Microsoft Corporation ...
FTC Ends Legal Fight Against Microsoft Over Activision Merger
After years of legal battles, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has waved the white flag and officially ended its fight against Microsoft. The regulator had tried every available legal avenue to ...
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 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 ...
Microsoft Clears Major Hurdle As FTC Ends Effort To Block Activision Merger
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a decision denying the FTC's application to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of Activision
The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of Call of ...
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FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
It’s one of the most expensive tech acquisitions in history ... Activision in October 2023 after it won approval from Britain’s competition watchdog, which had also considered blocking the merger.