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by mturilin 1153 days ago
Can someone explain how a UK regulator can block a deal between two US companies?
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can16358p 1153 days 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.
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Leherenn 1153 days 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?

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can16358p 1152 days ago
IANAL but probably they'd need to leave UK then.
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