The CMA is among regulators which have faced demands from the Government to help its ambitions to accelerate economic growth.

In the same year, the CMA also tried to block Microsoft’s acquisition of gaming company Activision. In a blistering response, Microsoft President Brad Smith replied that Britain was “bad for ...

In 2023, the CMA blocked Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard. Microsoft President Brad Smith said Britain was "bad for business", before the regulator backed ...

The CMA was also publicly criticised by Microsoft Corp after it initially blocked the tech firm's planned takeover of gaming giant Activision Blizzard. Microsoft President Brad Smith said in 2023 ...

This includes an effort to block Microsoft ... s boss Brad Smith claiming his confidence in the UK had been left “severely shaken”. Meanwhile, under Mr Gurr, Amazon accused the CMA of ...

The chair of the UK's competition watchdog has been ousted by government ministers who felt that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had failed to convince them it was sufficiently focused ...

The CMA was also publicly criticised by Microsoft after the watchdog initially blocked the tech firm's planned takeover of the gaming giant Activision Blizzard. Microsoft's president Brad Smith ...

Marcus Bokkerink has chaired the Competition and Markets Authority since 2022 The chair of the UK's competition watchdog has been ousted by government ministers who felt that the Competition and ...

The CMA was also publicly criticised by Microsoft after it initially blocked the tech firm’s planned takeover of gaming giant Activision Blizzard. Microsoft president Brad Smith said in 2023 ...

The CMA faced public criticism from Microsoft after the watchdog initially blocked the tech firm's proposed acquisition of gaming behemoth Activision Blizzard. In 2023, Microsoft's president Brad ...