Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover "will not result in a substantial lessening of competition", says provisional CMA findings

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UPDATE 2: The CMA's provisional conclusion "swings the pendulum back in favour of the deal completing", a leading game industry analyst has told Eurogamer.

"My long-term view of this deal has always been that it would complete but with further concessions from Microsoft to smooth the process," Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls said.

"However, the provisional Phase 2 findings of the CMA did give me pause for thought considering the structural remedies proposed. Today's updated findings swings the pendulum back in favour of the deal completing.

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