Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf acquisition
gptkbp:acceptsPaymentMethod cash
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Activision_Blizzard
gptkbp:acquirer gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:acquirerCEOAtAnnouncement gptkb:Satya_Nadella
gptkbp:acquirerHeadquarters gptkb:Redmond,_Washington,_United_States
gptkbp:acquirerStockTicker gptkb:MSFT
gptkbp:announced 2022-01-18
gptkbp:CMAFinalApproval 2023-10
gptkbp:CMAInitialBlock 2023-04
gptkbp:completedIn 2023-10-13
gptkbp:dealAnnouncedBy gptkb:Microsoft
gptkb:Activision_Blizzard
gptkbp:dealType merger and acquisition
gptkbp:FTCChallenge 2023
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
gptkbp:industry video games
gptkbp:largestGamingAcquisition true
gptkbp:notableGame gptkb:Overwatch
gptkb:Call_of_Duty
gptkb:World_of_Warcraft
gptkb:Candy_Crush_Saga
Diablo
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:European_Parliament
gptkb:UK_Competition_and_Markets_Authority
gptkb:US_Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkbp:regulatoryScrutiny antitrust concerns
gptkbp:targetCEOAtAnnouncement gptkb:Bobby_Kotick
gptkbp:targetHeadquarters gptkb:Santa_Monica,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:targetStockTicker gptkb:ATVI
gptkbp:valuation 68700000000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phil_Spencer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5