Microsoft's $75B Acquisition of Activision Cleared of Insider Trading Concerns by SEC [Yahoo! Finance]
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Activision Blizzard shortly before Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT ) acquired the company in 2022. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Justice Department investigated these options purchases for potential insider trading but found no grounds for charges, the Wall Street Journal reports Microsoft completed its $75 billion acquisition of Activision late last year, marking its biggest deal ever, which took nearly two years to overcome numerous global regulatory challenges. Also Read: Grand Theft Auto Parent Shuts Two Iconic Game Studios as Part of Sweeping Layoffs Before this acquisition was announced, Barry Diller, Alexander von Furstenberg, and David Geffen made significant investments in Activision Blizzard. They purchased options to buy Activision shares at $40 each, which were already profitable due to the stock trading at about $63. This transaction led to unrealized profits of tens of millions of dollars once Microsoft's acquisition was public. The SEC rece
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