FTC Okays EA & Take Two Merger
The Federal Trade Commission has posted letters on its website which indicate that it will not oppose a proposed merger between Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive. Check it out:
With the FTC hurdle apparently out of the way, EA and Take-Two are free to attempt to reach agreement on a takeover.
View the letter from the Electronic Arts attorney here.
View the letter from the Take Two attorney here.
So with the recent Activision & Vivendi merger completed do you think that an EA, Take-Two merger would benifit the two company's?
The letters, written in government bureaucrat-speak, are dated August 18th and read as follows:
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition has conducted a non-public investigation to determine whether the acquisition by Electronic Arts Inc. of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. may violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act or Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Upon further review of this matter, it now appears that no additional action by the Commission is warranted at this time. Accordingly, the investigation has been closed. This action is not to be construed as a determination that a violation may not have occurred, just as the pendency of an investigation should not be construed as a determination that a violation has occurred. The Commission reserves the right to take further action as the public interest may require.
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition has conducted a non-public investigation to determine whether the acquisition by Electronic Arts Inc. of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. may violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act or Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Upon further review of this matter, it now appears that no additional action by the Commission is warranted at this time. Accordingly, the investigation has been closed. This action is not to be construed as a determination that a violation may not have occurred, just as the pendency of an investigation should not be construed as a determination that a violation has occurred. The Commission reserves the right to take further action as the public interest may require.
With the FTC hurdle apparently out of the way, EA and Take-Two are free to attempt to reach agreement on a takeover.
View the letter from the Electronic Arts attorney here.
View the letter from the Take Two attorney here.
So with the recent Activision & Vivendi merger completed do you think that an EA, Take-Two merger would benifit the two company's?
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