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      <title>UK watchdog probes Microsoft’s $68.7 billion Activision buyout deal</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Britain’s antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday it had started an investigation into Microsoft Corp’s $68.7 billion deal to buy “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had until Sept. 1 to make its phase 1 decision on whether the deal between the U.S. technology company and video-game maker Activision would reduce competition in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The phase 1 investigation by the CMA will either lead to the deal being cleared or will move to a more in-depth phase 2 probe.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Both Microsoft and Activision did not immediately respond to &lt;em&gt;Reuters&lt;/em&gt;’ requests for comments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the biggest gaming industry deal in history, Microsoft in January said it was buying Activision Blizzard. According to Refinitiv data, the Microsoft-Activision deal would be the largest all-cash acquisition on record.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Britain’s antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday it had started an investigation into Microsoft Corp’s $68.7 billion deal to buy “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc.</strong></p>
<p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had until Sept. 1 to make its phase 1 decision on whether the deal between the U.S. technology company and video-game maker Activision would reduce competition in the UK.</p>
<p>The phase 1 investigation by the CMA will either lead to the deal being cleared or will move to a more in-depth phase 2 probe.</p>
<p>Both Microsoft and Activision did not immediately respond to <em>Reuters</em>’ requests for comments.</p>
<p>In the biggest gaming industry deal in history, Microsoft in January said it was buying Activision Blizzard. According to Refinitiv data, the Microsoft-Activision deal would be the largest all-cash acquisition on record.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 17:09:13 +0500</pubDate>
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