The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has confirmed its April decision to block the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision gaming mega-merger — rejecting arguments by Microsoft that it should overturn its original prohibition because of developments since the original decision. However, in a simultaneous announcement today, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a new investigation into a … Continue reading UK’s CMA confirms decision to block Microsoft-Activision but opens fresh probe of restructured deal proposal