Microsoft closes $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard after a lengthy regulatory review

After a winding road of regulatory challenges, Microsoft has finally closed its $69 billion acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, creating a video game behemoth, according to a regulatory filing by the company Friday. It’s Microsoft’s largest deal in its 48-year history, and the largest M&A deal since AOL bought Time Warner more than two decades ago, and comes after … Continue reading Microsoft closes $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard after a lengthy regulatory review