Activision Blizzard's year of news appearances is almost unbelievable, but perhaps none more so than the announcement that Microsoft and Xbox is purchasing them for just under $70 BILLION in cash.
With details about the deal process now out in the open, at least one shareholder has taken umbrage at the proceedings, alleging that Activision is deliberately lying to its shareholders in order to benefit its management and board.
For this fight, we're going to need some proxies...in Virtual Legality.
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#Activision #Microsoft #Lawsuit
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:53 The Shareholder Lawsuit - Overview
16:31 The Shareholder Lawsuit - Hating the Deal
20:17 The Shareholder Lawsuit - Hinting at Conflict
29:50 The Shareholder Lawsuit - Alleging Lies
37:50 Understanding the Impact of the Complaint
41:21 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
"Microsoft x Activision"
Hoeg Law Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy_vBs7Qt9-ROfumOtIrSdP8
"Activision Blizzard shareholder sues over Microsoft sale"
Polygon - February 24, 2022
https://www.polygon.com/22949594/activision-blizzard-shareholder-lawsuit-sec-violation
LAWSUIT, LAWS, AND REGULATIONS
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.844853/gov.uscourts.cacd.844853.1.0.pdf
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/78n
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/240.14a-9
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/240.14a-6
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/78t
PROXY
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HOEG LAW VIDEOS
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LEGAL ARTICLES
https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2019/09/23/use-of-special-committees-in-conflict-transactions/
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/pleading-damages-in-section-14-a-mergers-and-acquisitions-litigation
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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).
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