These are all the companies cited before the FTC. For whom will they testify?

The processes before the competition regulatory bodies, for the eventual purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, are scheduled to resume their activity next week. To begin with, the CMA has already released the dates on which they will have to Activision Blizzard and Microsoft appear to testify and the FTC has also subpoenaed two new appearing parties to testify: Take-Two and Valve. On the other hand, let us remember that the process before the European Commission has not ended, but only a few first hearings have been held, spring having been set as the deadline to offer a definitive solution to the purchase process.

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Of the three processes, the one that is raising more blisters is that of the FTC. Not only because of the repeated accusations of lack of objectivity and the controversial departure of one of its members due to differences with its President, but also because of the process itself. And it is that recently it has been known that the FTC itself has cited Take-Two and Valve as testimonial parties outside the purchase process.

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The processes before the regulatory bodies continue next week, with new hearings.

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These are all the companies cited before the FTC. For whom will they testify?

For the moment, in view of the allegations and proposals made by the parties, we find the following companies:

Microsoft and Activision have new appointments before the CMA next week

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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. They will appear before the FTC as affected parties in the purchasing process.
Sony will be present as the main opponent of the acquisition.
Google will predictably support Sony in its opposition, although it has been called to testify by Microsoft.
Take-Two and Valve have been called to testify, despite the fact that they had previously expressed their support for the purchase. The CEO of Take-Two already responded in October 2022. For his part, Gabe Newell has commented that Microsoft has always kept his word, not doubting that Activision Blizzard games will continue on Steam.