Just a few days back, Microsoft took the internet by storm when they announced the acquisition of the iconic Call of Duty maker, Activision Blizzard. And ever since, this acquisition announcement has become a topic of gossip for the entire gaming community. For the success of this acquisition, Microsoft is entitled to pay a whopping sum of $390 million to Activision Blizzard’s Chief Executive Officer, Bobby Kotick.
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The 58 years old CEO is all set to receive a heavy payday after a successful deal with Microsoft. Also, Mr. Kotick is a major shareholder of Activision. Owning around 3.95 million shares of the company and that’s where a majority of his pay will come from.
And according to recent reports, Mr. Kotick doesn’t have any invested equities, which many fans might find odd, especially in the case of CEOs of a public company. With each passing day, it’s likely that more details will come to the surface related to both the companies and this acquisition.
On the 19th of Jan 2022, this news became the headline of the day. Activision’s CEO is all set to give up all his control after the acquisition deal with Microsoft is completed. And according to recent comments from a person familiar with this ongoing acquisition deal.
This deal’s likely to take over a year to close and is expected to close around the year June 2023. No doubt this entire acquisition is going to take a significant duration of time to completely settle off.
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Activision Blizzard CEO, Mr. Bobby Kotick and the future of the acquisition
Activision’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bobby Kotick, has been around leading the company for many decades. He’s been a part of the company’s fabric as CEO since way back in the year 1991. Under the leadership of Mr. Kotick, this company is now one of the world’s biggest video game giants.
This Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal could result in a bright future for the video game industry. Both the gaming giants are pros in their respective fields and when all their resources are together combined. There’s absolutely no ceiling on what they can achieve.
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