Microsoft's acquisition of Activison Blizzard

[Swift_Star]

Yeah, we were all too hasty yesterday, this is FAR from over:

Microsoft’s Activision deal could face “new merger investigation,” UK regulator warns

The CMA says discussions are at an early stage.

www.theverge.com

(This is a shill Warren article btw)

Whilst merging parties don’t have the opportunity to put forward new remedies once a final report has been issued, they can choose to restructure a deal, which can lead to a new merger investigation. Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they are considering how the transaction might be modified, and the CMA is prepared to engage with them on this basis.

I don't think this will be "small". It indicates they won't change their stance on the proposed divestitures. So they might still be forced to sell CoD. No one knows at this point.

 

[Loy310]

cma about to kill this shit again.

UK's CMA: restructured Microsoft-Activision deal could require new probe

Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday that it would not accept new remedies from Microsoft and Activision after it blocked their merger, but it would consider a restructured deal, which could require a fresh investigation.

www.reuters.com

 

[Nitro]

The CMA letting everyone know which parties came crawling back:

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"Whilst merging parties don’t have the opportunity to put forward new remedies once a final report has been issued, they can choose to restructure a deal, which can lead to a new merger investigation. Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they are considering how the transaction might be modified, and the CMA is prepared to engage with them on this basis. These discussions remain at an early stage and the nature and timing of next steps will be determined in due course. While both parties have requested a pause in Microsoft’s appeal to allow these discussions to take place, the CMA decision set out in its final report still stands."​

Microsoft’s Activision deal could face “new merger investigation,” UK regulator warns

The CMA says discussions are at an early stage.

www.theverge.com

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

lol still with your fanfiction huh? how cute. Your almighty CMA is looking to settle. No appeal needed

I sense a lot of small dick energy on your post, are u ok cuco?

 

[Loy310]

The CMA letting everyone know which parties came crawling back:

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"Whilst merging parties don’t have the opportunity to put forward new remedies once a final report has been issued, they can choose to restructure a deal, which can lead to a new merger investigation. Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they are considering how the transaction might be modified, and the CMA is prepared to engage with them on this basis. These discussions remain at an early stage and the nature and timing of next steps will be determined in due course. While both parties have requested a pause in Microsoft’s appeal to allow these discussions to take place, the CMA decision set out in its final report still stands."​

Microsoft’s Activision deal could face “new merger investigation,” UK regulator warns

The CMA says discussions are at an early stage.

www.theverge.com

Hopefully the ftc appeals today for shits and giggles.

 

[Swift_Star]

The CMA letting everyone know which parties came crawling back:

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"Whilst merging parties don’t have the opportunity to put forward new remedies once a final report has been issued, they can choose to restructure a deal, which can lead to a new merger investigation. Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they are considering how the transaction might be modified, and the CMA is prepared to engage with them on this basis. These discussions remain at an early stage and the nature and timing of next steps will be determined in due course. While both parties have requested a pause in Microsoft’s appeal to allow these discussions to take place, the CMA decision set out in its final report still stands."​

Microsoft’s Activision deal could face “new merger investigation,” UK regulator warns

The CMA says discussions are at an early stage.

www.theverge.com

Funny how bots were spewing this was CMA's doing but turns out it was MS that actually caved in and is trying to renegotiate. We should know better than believe xbots clowns.
This is far from over.

 

[Loy310]

Yeah, we were all too hasty yesterday, this is FAR from over:

Microsoft’s Activision deal could face “new merger investigation,” UK regulator warns

The CMA says discussions are at an early stage.

www.theverge.com

(This is a shill Warren article btw)



I don't think this will be "small". It indicates they won't change their stance on the proposed divestitures. So they might still be forced to sell CoD. No one knows at this point.

I went with router.com, fuck the verge

 

[Nhomnhom]

The CMA letting everyone know which parties came crawling back:

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"Whilst merging parties don’t have the opportunity to put forward new remedies once a final report has been issued, they can choose to restructure a deal, which can lead to a new merger investigation. Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they are considering how the transaction might be modified, and the CMA is prepared to engage with them on this basis. These discussions remain at an early stage and the nature and timing of next steps will be determined in due course. While both parties have requested a pause in Microsoft’s appeal to allow these discussions to take place, the CMA decision set out in its final report still stands."​

Microsoft’s Activision deal could face “new merger investigation,” UK regulator warns

The CMA says discussions are at an early stage.

www.theverge.com

Let's hope that's it. This deal getting blocked would give time for Sony and Nintendo to make some defensive moves.

MS strategy has been exposed, let's hope other companies won't just take it and concede.

 

[Swift_Star]

I went with router.com, fuck the verge

fuck both of them tbh. Still, we're in for this ride for a long time;

 

[Dabaus]

I wonder if all the news about the CMA coming to the table yesterday was Microsoft spin to make it look like the deal was inevitable but really the CMA didn’t say anything? My tinfoil hat theory is judge sided with Microsoft, so the stock could spike so people could sell.

 

[FatKaz]

The CMA letting everyone know which parties came crawling back:

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"Whilst merging parties don’t have the opportunity to put forward new remedies once a final report has been issued, they can choose to restructure a deal, which can lead to a new merger investigation. Microsoft and Activision have indicated that they are considering how the transaction might be modified, and the CMA is prepared to engage with them on this basis. These discussions remain at an early stage and the nature and timing of next steps will be determined in due course. While both parties have requested a pause in Microsoft’s appeal to allow these discussions to take place, the CMA decision set out in its final report still stands."​

Microsoft’s Activision deal could face “new merger investigation,” UK regulator warns

The CMA says discussions are at an early stage.

www.theverge.com

So Microsoft realised they won't get past the CMA with how the current structure of the transaction is. CMA have made it clear no new remedies are allowed their decision stands. They didn't buckle at all.

But now MS are forced to create a modified transaction, and CMA will again assess that. How long that takes we don't know. Makes total sense why CMA asked for the appeal to be halted.

If ms are changing the transaction then CMA as the market regulator has to engage them, nothing shocking there.

 

[KingOfTheDead]

I sense a lot of small dick energy on your post, are u ok cuco?

@BloodMod time for this guy to get thread banned he just broke your rules. Gotta keep it consistent

 

[KingOfTheDead]

this is all theatre by the CMA no way MS would agree to a pause for weeks or months if their wasn't a way forward. They would of just dealt with it at the CAT. Deal closes by the 18th.

 

[Dabaus]

this is all theatre by the CMA no way MS would agree to a pause for weeks or months if their wasn't a way forward. They would of just dealt with it at the CAT. Deal closes by the 18th.

Doesn’t matter if it’s all theater if they’re just trying to run the clock out. Microsoft might be willing to extend the deal, but it doesn’t seem like or sound like Activision wants to based off the silence but I could be wrong.

 

[KingOfTheDead]

Doesn’t matter if it’s all theater if they’re just trying to run the clock out. Microsoft might be willing to extend the deal, but it doesn’t seem like or sound like Activision wants to based off the silence but I could be wrong.

No they aren't. They could of ran the clock out without doing anything. The CAT trial was this month. If that was the case, we would be heading to the CAT.

 

[Loy310]

It seems ms spoke too soon.
Looks like ms wanted a pr win yesterday on top of the ftc win, so MS went to the cma and said lets talk but before we talk we have to agree to hold off the cat appeal, the cma agreed then ms went to the media and make it seem the cma is backing off.
Today the cma is calling them out on that move. Deal is still prohibited in uk.

MS attempted the same pr blitz they did over the course of this merger, seemed the one they pulled yesterday was a success.

MS using the media to lie will never end, number one reason why i hate this company. They lie and manipulate.

Deal is just as dead as it was last week.

 

[FatKaz]

No they aren't. They could of ran the clock out without doing anything. The CAT trial was this month. If that was the case, we would be heading to the CAT.

Why would they ran out the clock and wait for the CAT appeal if MS have signalled they are modifying the transaction?

You want the CMA and MS to go to trial on a transaction that MS is going to change? Does that make any sense?

 

[Swift_Star]

Doesn’t matter if it’s all theater if they’re just trying to run the clock out. Microsoft might be willing to extend the deal, but it doesn’t seem like or sound like Activision wants to based off the silence but I could be wrong.

We don't know if it's all theater and the recent news says it's not. Microsoft actually buckled up and is trying to renegotiate.
Xbots were debunked once again.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

Where's all that concern for the workers that was in here a bit ago?

The Xbox crowd don't give a shit about the workers , if they did they wouldn't be celebrating Lulu cheng on twitter whos been complicit in how activision has been run

 

[KingOfTheDead]

Why would they ran out the clock and wait for the CAT appeal if MS have signalled they are modifying the transaction?

You want the CMA and MS to go to trial on a transaction that MS is going to change? Does that make any sense?

Its only changing because their is a way forward and MS and CMA already worked at a deal. CMA could of said no, we're going to the CAT. Also this news came out as soon as the FTC loss their trial. It's all planned and coordinated. This deal closes in time. It's all theatre at this point. I'm unconvinced.