Some time ago, it was reported that an unknown party in China filed a complaint once morest the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Despite this, the country appears to be preparing to approve the merger.
Edition Equity Reportreferring to the words of two antitrust lawyers, reports that in the coming days, China will give the go-ahead to the deal. This decision might be one of Microsoft’s most important victories in this process.
It is emphasized that the complaint filed certainly does not come from the largest Chinese company Tencent, which, on the contrary, supports the merger.. It is possible that in the event of final approval, the Chinese company hopes to enter into a new partnership with Microsoft, becoming a potential publisher of its games in China.
Recently, Chinese gamers lost access to Blizzard games as a result of the broken deal between Activision Blizzard and NetEase..
Four countries have so far approved Microsoft’s deal with Activision Blizzard: Brazil, Chile, Saudi Arabia and Serbia. The main confrontation is in the US and Europe.
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