{"id":5523,"date":"2023-05-12T16:33:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T19:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artica.capital\/clairfield-pilulas\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:10:24","slug":"microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar","status":"publish","type":"pilulas","link":"https:\/\/artica.capital\/en\/clairfield-pilulas\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft vs. CMA: The biggest acquisition of 2022 is at risk of not happening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Bain &amp; Company, US$3.8 trillion was generated in the M&amp;A market in 2022. Among all the transactions announced in the year, the largest was the purchase of gaming giant Activision Blizzard Inc by Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Activision Blizzard, valued at around $68.7 billion, is responsible for major video game franchises such as Call of Duty, Diablo, Overwatch, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This acquisition attracted the attention of market regulators around the world, as the company is one of the largest video game developers in the world. AB Inc. supplies its games to numerous Microsoft competitors, including Sony, the owner of the PlayStation consoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, there is some concern that Microsoft will leverage other services, such as its cloud gaming platform and the Windows operating system, imposing tougher commercial conditions on competitors seeking access to AB's franchises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1039\" height=\"582\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-01.webp\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-5520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-01.webp 1039w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-01-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-01-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-01-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-01-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1039px) 100vw, 1039px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1047\" height=\"585\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-02.webp\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-5521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-02.webp 1047w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-02-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-02-1024x572.webp 1024w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-02-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-02-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1047px) 100vw, 1047px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"583\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-03.webp\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-5522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-03.webp 1041w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-03-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-03-1024x573.webp 1024w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-03-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/artica.capital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/microsoft-x-cma-a-maior-aquisicao-de-2022-corre-risco-de-nao-se-concretizar-03-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Bain &amp; Company, US$3.8 trillion was generated in the M&amp;A market in 2022. 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