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Comment: Amazon-MGM’s painless EU approval augurs well for Microsoft-Activision

By Natalie McNelis ( March 16, 2022, 14:59 GMT | Comment) -- Microsoft may take heart from the straightforward EU clearance of Amazon’s acquisition of Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In today’s climate of heightened scrutiny of transactions led by the big tech companies, one might have expected Amazon to have a bit more trouble convincing regulators that its $8.5 billion deal raised no concerns. Microsoft will hope they'll take a similar stance in considering its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard deal.Microsoft may take heart from the straightforward EU clearance of Amazon’s acquisition of Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, announced yesterday evening (see here)....

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