FTC’s Appeal to Prevent Microsoft’s Purchase of Activision Blizzard Fails

FTC Loses Appeal on Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard The FTC has faced a setback in its efforts to block Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. A panel from the Court of Appeals has upheld the earlier decision denying the FTC’s request for an injunction that would prevent Microsoft from completing the deal. This […]

Microsoft achieves success in FTC’s challenge to its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

A federal appeals court has dismissed a legal challenge regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, known for the “Call of Duty” franchise. This decision was issued on Wednesday. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a lower court’s ruling, which asserted that the FTC lacked justification […]