Microsoft reportedly aiming to complete Activision Blizzard acquisition next week

6 months 3 weeks ago

Microsoft is confident it can complete its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard this time next week.

That's according to sources speaking to The Verge, who say that the Xbox firm plans to close the deal on Friday, October 13.

Completion is still dependent on the merger being approved by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, but the body provisionally approved the deal last month and is expected to announce its final decision later today.

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James Batchelor