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Announced SAMR approval of Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

On 18 May 2023, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that it had concluded its investigation and approved Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Activision Blizzard and Microsoft are both developers a…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2023-05-18
concluded

On 18 May 2023, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced that it had con…