U.K.’s CMA Blocks Microsoft’s Takeover of Activision Blizzard

U.K.’s CMA Blocks Microsoft’s Takeover of Activision Blizzard

U.K.’s CMA Blocks Microsoft’s Takeover of Activision Blizzard

Show notes

In this week’s episode, we're talking about a massive stumbling block for one of the biggest gaming M&A deals ever. The U.K.'s Competition Markets Authority has blocked Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard, a massive impact on the fast-growing cloud gaming market. Joining us to discuss the blocked deal is Jacob Parry, chief regulatory correspondent for PaRR and Dealreporter.

Dealcast is presented by Mergermarket and SS&C Intralinks.

Hosts

Julie-Anna Needham

Julie-Anna Needham

Dealcast: The M&A Podcast is hosted by Julie-Anna Needham, a consultant editor at Mergermarket. Julie-Anna has worked as a broadcast journalist for the BBC and Sky News.

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Guests

Jacob Parry

Jacob Parry

Jacob Parry is Parr’s Legal Affairs Reporter.

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