Shaping the future

On 15 May 2023 the European Commission approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard (‘Activision’).

This briefing is part of a series that is taking a closer look at the government’s draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill ("the Bill") which was introduced into Parliament on 25 April 2023. This is an important and far-reaching Bill which will see wide ranging reforms to competition and consumer protection laws.