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mturilin | 2 years ago

Can someone explain how a UK regulator can block a deal between two US companies?

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can16358p|2 years ago

They also operate in UK. Of course if they were "just" two US companies UK can't do anything but these companies also have legal presence in the UK.

Leherenn|2 years ago

What would they have to do if they were to decide that the deal is more important than the UK?

- merge everywhere else but the UK (presumably that would mean spinning off/closing one of Microsoft or Activision UK branch). I guess that wouldn't be enough?

- both companies have to pull off of the UK?