acquisition

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is persisting in its efforts to halt Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) acquisition of Activision Blizzard, despite the deal being finalized in October 2023 and gaining approval from British regulators. According to Reuters, the FTC argued in an...

Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX), the second-largest oil company in the United States after Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM), sent shockwaves through the market with its announcement of a planned acquisition of Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) on Monday. However, the market’s initial response has been far from...

As tokenization gains popularity in the crypto industry, clearing house DTCC marked its presence in the acquisition space with the purchase of Securrency to gain a strong foothold for providing enhanced services to investors. What Happened: The premier market infrastructure for the...

Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox completed its monumental acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI), securing control of some of the most iconic video game franchises in the industry's history. At the forefront of this acquisition is the widely popular Call of Duty...

Following Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI), Activision's controversial CEO Bobby Kotick plans to resign, bringing an end to his 30-year tenure at the helm. In an email to all Activision Blizzard employees, Kotick announced he will...

Two significant developments occurred for Ripple this week; the company withdrew from the Fortress acquisition, as the inclusion of Ripple Labs in the NBG’s exclusive list marked notable gains in price and volume for XRP (CRYPTO: XRP). What Happened (Fortress Deal)?   In...

Capcom Co., Ltd (OTC: CCOEF) COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto stated in an interview at Tokyo Game Show 2023 that the company would "gracefully decline" any potential buyout offer from Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT). During Microsoft's recent efforts to acquire Activision...

In a recently leaked email from 2020, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer expressed ongoing interest in acquiring either Nintendo or Valve, the developer behind Steam.  The email was revealed as part of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit, which aimed to block Microsoft Corp.'s (...

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) faced a significant leak of confidential information related to Xbox plans and discussions. The leaked documents, originally intended for the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) involvement in Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc (...

Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent Holdings ADR (OTC: TCEHY) announced its acquisition of Techland, a prominent Polish game development studio known for creating the original Dead Island and the Dying Light series. Techland CEO Pawel Marchewka revealed the news in...

Twenty-two Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have jointly written a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to put an end to its ongoing legal dispute with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) concerning the potential takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ...

In a bid to overcome opposition to its proposed $69 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have jointly sought additional time from London's Competition Appeal...

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) released a filing that revealed Activision Blizzard Inc's (NASDAQ: ATVI) decision to remove Call of Duty from Steam was a "failure." As reported by Kotaku, the tech giant disclosed Activision's move to remove the PC version of Call of Duty...

Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI)  rallied by 10% on Tuesday (before dropping 1% on Wednesday), after Federal Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley ruled in favor of Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ: MSFT) acquisition of the video game publisher behind the mega-popular "...

Moments after a U.S. court ruling allowing the merger to proceed, the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reached an agreement with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) to temporarily suspend their ongoing London appeal over the $69 billion...