Microsoft’s $7.5 Billion Acquisition of ZeniMax Approved by US SEC and European Commission

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Microsoft’s $7.5 billion deal to acquire Bethesda Softworks’ parent company, ZeniMax Media, has been cleared by both US and EU regulators. The approval of the potentially game-changing agreement was confirmed by the European Commission and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which shared documents and statements on their websites supporting their conclusions. Both bodies determined that Microsoft’s acquisition of ZeniMax Media would not raise any competition concerns.



“The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of ZeniMax Media Inc. by Microsoft Corporation, both of the U.S. ZeniMax is a company that...

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