In January 2022, Microsoft cut a $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, maker of the video games Call of Duty and Candy Crush.
At the time, I saw four reasons the deal could be good for investors: a large market opportunity in gaming and the metaverse, potential to increase the combined companies’ market share, a positive net present value, and strong integration of the two companies.
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