NASDAQ has announced it plans to remove Activision Blizzard prior to the start of trading on Monday, July 17. That would indicate Microsoft is making preparations to close the Activision Blizzard deal
While there are certainly hurdles to be jumped over for Microsoft to close the deal to buy Activision Blizzard, it looks like both companies are at least making preparations to make the acquisition official.
The NASDAQ stock market has announced that Activision Blizzard will be removed from its listing prior to the start of trading on Monday, July 17. That would seem to indicate that Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are confident they can close the $69 billion deal before the previously agreed deadline of July 18.
Of course, all of this preparation is subject to change.
