Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion
What is easily the most massive acquisition of the year has also become one of the most analyzed purchases during this new era of acquisition scrutiny. Originally announced in January, the $68.7 billion buyout has created whole new considerations for both companies. Now the FTC has said they were looking at the merger’s potential impact on workers. It just so happens that Microsoft has been making overtures to unions to make their bid sound that much more appealing. In July, U.K. regulators announcedthey were investigatingwhether the deal is anticompetitive, which is just another speed bump on Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar deal.
