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Judge Declines FTC Injunction In Microsoft Activision Blizzard Purchase

Federal judge in San Francisco denies FTC preliminary injunction to halt Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard by 18 July

1 year ago

BT Chief Executive Philip Jansen To Step Down

BT Group chief executive Philip Jansen confirms he will step down within the next 12 months, as search begins for…

1 year ago

CMA Begins Phase Two Probe Of Adobe’s Figma Acquisition

UK regulator deepens investigation into Adobe’s ‘transformative’ deal to buy collaborative design start-up Figma

1 year ago

IBM Pays $4.6bn For Apptio To Bolster SaaS Insights

Big Blue opens its wallet to acquire financial and IT management software provider Apptio from venture capital owner

1 year ago

Adobe’s $20bn Deal For Figma At Risk From EU Regulators – Report

Adobe's ‘transformative’ deal to buy collaborative design start-up Figma for $20bn is reportedly to be reviewed by EU regulators

2 years ago

Amazon’s $1.7bn iRobot Acquisition Cleared By UK’s CMA

UK antitrust regulator clears Amazon’s proposed smart home acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot after investigation

2 years ago

Vodafone, Three Merger To Create UK’s Biggest Mobile Operator

Vodafone UK will own 51 percent of combined entity with Three UK, as challenge to EE and Virgin Media O2…

2 years ago

Microsoft’s Brad Smith Meets Chancellor After Blocked Acquisition

Microsoft's Brad Smith meets with Chancellor and CMA, after saying the Activision block discourages investment in UK

2 years ago

China Approves Microsoft-Activision Deal ‘Unconditionally’

Chinese regulator approves $69 Microsoft-Activision Blizzard takeover 'unconditionally' amidst opposition from US and UK

2 years ago

Broadcom Offers Remedies To Ease EU Worries Over VMware Deal

US chipmaker Broadcom offers interoperability remedies to address European antitrust concerns over $61bn VMware deal

2 years ago

UK Further Restricts Microsoft-Activision Buy

UK CMA regulator places further restrictions on Microsoft and Activision to 'prevent pre-emptive action' by companies

2 years ago

Sega Offers £625m For Studio Behind ‘Angry Birds’

Sonic the Hedgehog maker Sega offers 706m euros for Rovio, studio behind pioneering mobile game Angry Birds

2 years ago

UK Watchdog Rules Against Broadcom’s $61bn VMware Buy

CMA's Phase 1 investigation of Broadcom’s proposed acquisition of VMware, concludes deal could lead to less innovation and drive up…

2 years ago

Vodafone, Three Near Final Merger Agreement – Report

UK merger between Vodafone and Three could be announced this month, as both work to address potential antitrust issues

2 years ago

Microsoft Tells UK It Will Licence Call Of Duty To Sony For A Decade

Please don't veto the Activision purchase. Microsoft tells UK regulator it will play nicely with rival Sony for at least…

2 years ago

Amazon Closes Acquisition Of Healthcare Provider One Medical

After US authorities refuse to challenge acquisition, Amazon closes its $3.9 billion deal for healthcare provider One Medical

2 years ago

AT&T Looks To Offload Cybersecurity Division – Report

American mobile operator AT&T said to be exploring possible sale of its cybersecurity division, formerly known as Alienvault

2 years ago

Recharge Industries Makes Surprise Bid For Britishvolt – Report

Aussie battery startup Recharge Industries reportedly makes non-binding offer for collapsed UK battery firm Britishvolt

2 years ago

UK Watchdog Opens Investigation Of $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy

After initial review of Broadcom’s $61 billion (£51bn) acquisition of VMware, UK regulator confirms phase 1 investigation

2 years ago

Gamers Sue Microsoft To Halt Activision Purchase

Software giant Microsoft faces fresh legal action in US courts to halt its $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard

2 years ago

EU Begins ‘In-Depth Investigation’ Into $61bn Broadcom-VMware Buy

European Commission follows the UK's CMA and opens “an in-depth investigation” into Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware

2 years ago

Parler And Kayne West Terminate Acquisition Deal

Owner of Parler and American rapper Kanye West (aka Ye) agree to terminate sale of the app, “in the interest…

2 years ago

Aveva Shareholders Accept Schneider’s £9.9bn Takeover Offer

Cambridge-based engineering software firm Aveva acquired by France's Schneider Electric for £9.9bn pounds ($11.9bn)

2 years ago

EU Follows UK, Begins Deeper Probe Of Microsoft Activision Deal

Europe's deeper investigation of Microsoft's Activision purchase begins, months after UK began its phase 2 probe in September

2 years ago

Germany To Block Chinese Takeover Of ERS Electronic – Report

National security. Berlin is reportedly preparing to block a second German chip firm from falling into the hands of a…

2 years ago

No Microsoft Concessions To EU Over Activision Deal

Software giant continues to play hardball with European regulators investigating its $69 billion purchase of gaming giant Activision

2 years ago

Elon Musk Owns Twitter, Pledges It Won’t Become ‘Free-for-all Hellscape’

CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal escorted out of Twitter HQ, after Elon Musk concludes acrimonious acquisition and…

2 years ago

UK’s Final Decision Orders Meta To Sell Giphy

Facebook owner Meta is ordered by the CMA to sell Giphy - first time the British regulator blocks acquisition by…

2 years ago

Kayne West To Acquire Right-Wing Parler App

Parler social networking app, favoured by the right-wing in the US, is to be acquired by controversial rapper Ye (Kanye…

2 years ago