Machiavellian said:
I read the process can take up to years so unless MS really think this thing can land, they probably should just pay that dowery money to ABK and bail. Ether that or they have a plan B that probably requires them to split ABK up. |
EC can take years, CMA can be sped up but it definitely won't finish until sometime in 2024. Pretty sure Microsoft already knows the deal is dead but will fight it anyway due to the precedent and well, it's a $69bn deal. CAT have only ruled against CMA in 33% of cases but it meant shit because CMA has never reversed their decision to block an acquisition so ultimately they have a 100% win rate, Lol.
Only way this is passing is if CAT does send it back to CMA (big if) that Microsoft offers an extreme solution such as ring-fencing or divesting Activision. But CMA said that even a "moderate" increase in Microsoft's power in Cloud would pose an SLC so Blizzard titles apply to that as well, I think at this stage, CMA would demand Microsoft divest everything but King, Lol.
Microsoft will wait for EC's decision, if they approve then I think they'll continue, if they block then they'll abandon the deal days later.
