New FTC schedule likely to delay Microsoft's Activision purchase beyond planned June deadline
༺The deadline originated from Microsoft's fiscal year end

A newly-published FTC schedule means 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft's target of acquiring Activisi📖on Blizzard by June might well be missed.
Yesterday on January 10, the FTC published its full for the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard case online. The scheduling order reveals that, barring any new setbacks, the FTC won't hold final hearings about thജe case until later this year on August 2.
Back in November 2022, Activision Blizzard president Bobby Kotick said in an internal email to staff that he was confident the Microsoftꦺ acquisition would close by June 2023. This goal apparently came about from Microsoft's current fiscal 🙈year ending at the close of June꧃ 2023.
At the time, Kotick told staff he wasn't worried about a then-new 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:European Union investig🎀ation into the acquisitio🅘n getting in the way of theꦯ June goal. With the FTC's schedule now set to push things back until at least August 2023, it seems Kotick and company have a major obstacle in the way of the initial goal.
Keep in mind that the August 2 date from the FTC merely marks th🐼e beginning of hearings into the Microsoft acquisition. As such, it's entirely possible that the hearings, and then the ensuing verdict from the FTC, could potentially take multiple months to complete after August 2.
We'll have to wait and see as to how Microsoft and/or Activision Blizzard respond to what seems like a major setback for their initial timetable for tꦏhe acquisition.
Previously, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he was "澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:very, very confident" about the deal between the two companies closing without any major concessions or hinderances.
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