Tag: buyout
Toshiba accepts $15B buyout offer from Japanese group
EU regulators reportedly set to approve Microsoft’s Activision buyout
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is likely to be approved by EU regulators, according to a report by Reuters. Three people “familiar with the matter” have apparently said that the offer of licensing deals to rivals, such as Nintendo, Nvidia and Sony, have succeeded in addressing EU antitrust concerns.
Activision-Blizzard Buyout Drama Heats Up – Unlocked 583
Microsoft makes 10-year deals to bring Call of Duty to other platforms with not one but TWO different companies in an effort to get regulators to approve the Activision-Blizzard acquisition. We discuss how Microsoft might be nearing the endgame of this corporate chess match. Plus: we’re stoked for the Diablo 4 beta, Ubisoft makes a puzzling statement about attending E3, and more!
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Activision Blizzard exec says The Last of Us’ success on HBO proves the Microsoft buyout should go through
Musk said he could have funded a Tesla buyout with SpaceX shares
Elon Musk testified Monday that he was not only certain he’d have the backing from Saudi financiers to take Tesla private in 2018, but also that he could have sold enough shares of his rocket company SpaceX to fund a buyout. Musk defended himself as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the CEO for allegedly […]
Musk said he could have funded a Tesla buyout with SpaceX shares by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Nvidia and Google come out against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard buyout
FTC hearings could delay Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft were hoping to complete their takeover of Activision Blizzard by the end of their financial year in June. That’s looking less likely now that the US Federal Trade Commission have published a schedule that sets dates for final hearings to decide on the merger, and they’re going to begin on August 2nd. As this is just the kick off for hearings about the case, it’s likely that any FTC decision on whether the $68.7 billion (£56 billion) deal can go ahead will take some time to emerge.