UK antitrust regulator likely to make decision on Activision/Microsoft next week - report
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The UK's antitrust regulator is expected to make a decision on Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) restructured deal for its $69 billion acquisition of Activision (NASDAQ:ATVI) next week.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is expected to make a preliminary decision next week, which will then be followed by a final one that's due by October 18, according to a report from The Verge on Wednesday, which cited a source familiar with the matter. 
The U.K.'s antitrust regulator last month opened a probe into a newly restructured deal by Microsoft (MSFT) to buy Activision (ATVI). A week ago, Dealreporter had an item that said Europe's antitrust regulator wouldn't require Microsoft (MSFT) to re-notify the authority of the Activision deal after its new remedy to the UK antitrust regulator.
Under the revised deal with the CMA, Microsoft (MSFT) will not acquire the cloud streaming rights to all current and future Activision (ATVI) games released in the next 15 years. These rights will instead be divested to the French group Ubisoft Entertainment (OTCPK:UBSFY).
CNBC reported late last month that Microsoft (MSFT) may be able to complete its purchase of the videogame behemoth in the first week of October or so.

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