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FTC to contest Microsoft-Activision merger in admin trial, evidentiary hearing date set
The FTC still seeks to challenge the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger in its administrative courts and has set a ...
Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 bln Activision Blizzard deal
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's $69 billion ...
FTC loses appeal to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal that already happened
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has lost its appeal of a ruling in its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition ...
GameSpot15d
Microsoft Scores Key Victory In Activision Acquisition, With FTC Appeal Denied
Although Microsoft's blockbuster deal to buy Activision Blizzard was approved in October 2023, the United States government's ...
Cryptopolitan10d
Trump’s antitrust cops at the FTC sternly warned about attempts to block any future technology mergers
A federal appeals court rejects the FTC’s bid to block Microsoft’s $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, siding with ...
Yardbarker10d
FTC Loses Appeal in Microsoft-Activision Blizzard 2025 Case
Big news for gamers: the FTC just lost its appeal against Microsoft’s huge $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This means the deal, finalized in October 2023, is now set in stone.
JD Supra9d
Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of Merging Parties In Microsoft/Activision Appeal
On May 7, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court opinion that denied the Federal Trade ...
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Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
The FTC, which enforces antitrust law, separately challenged the merger in an internal administrative action. That proceeding ...