I updated the OT with next key dates and the last 15 days + the summary of the EC decision (busy weekend xD).
After a boring a week I think that another boring one could be likely, but at least this week there is a chance of the CMA publishing something (the new proposal from MS).
Anyway, let's see what happens :)
THE LAST 15 DAYS
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July 14th: UK regulator extends deadline for Microsoft-Activision final order until Aug. 29.
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July 14th: UK appeals court sets Monday 17 th for hearing on Microsoft-Activision deal.
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July 14th: FTC loses appeals court bid to pause Microsoft's deal for Activision.
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July 16th: MS and Sony sign agreement regarding the access to Call of Duty.
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July 18th: US Supreme Court denies gamers request to block the merger.
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July 19th: MS/ABK extend the merger agreement to October 18th.
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July 19th: ABK declares $0,99 dividend due to the extension of the merger agreement.
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July 20th: New Zealand delayed again the final decision, now to August 8th.
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July 21st: the FTC withdraws the internal lawsuit.
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July 21st: The CAT officially adjourned the appeal in UK.
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July 25th: The EC published the details of the monitoring trustee for the EU commitments.
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July 26th: the EC published the decision text and the full report from the
Hearing Officer |
Summary of the decision
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July 27th: the transcript of the CMC to adjourn the CAT appeal was published.
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July 27th: the gamer's lawsuit is not dead yet; MS asks the 9th Circuit to reject it.
NEXT KEY DATES:
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Very early August: the CMA may publish details regarding Microsoft's new submissions.
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The week of August 7th - 11th: the provisional view from the CMA about the new proposal from MS/ABK will likely be published.
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August 8th: final decision from New Zealand.
- The week of August 14th - 18th: likely period where third parties will have 7 days to make representations about the provisional view from the CMA.
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August 29th: deadline to accept final undertakings or make a final order by the CMA.
- August 29th: if the merger is not closed by then, the breakup fee will be increased from $3,000,000,000 to $3,500,000,000.
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September 15th: if the merger is not closed by then, the breakup fee will be increased from $3,500,000,000 to $4,500,000,000.
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October 18th: new outside date; the merger agreement can be terminated by then if the parties agree or the merger has not been consummated prior to 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time).
Happy to help! :)
Thanks!
I enjoyed that part. It's opening a fascinating door that could lead to surprising outcomes. I mean, one of the first papers that I published in the thread was about
segmenting the industry by genres.
If you are interested, the decision includes more about it in the quantitative analysis part (where the methodology is explained in more detail).