Activision Blizzard Stock News

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett adamantly denied that he or any other investors at the firm had advance knowledge of Microsoft’s plan to buy Activision-Blizzard.

Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger says embattled Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is ''one of the reasonable people'' in the gaming industry.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has another secret company that he used to donate big money to Republican campaigns.

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Berkshire Hathaway bought 15 million shares in Activision Blizzard before Microsoft said it was acquiring the company for billions, sending the stock soaring.

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Warren Buffett purchased a big stake in Activision Blizzard late in 2021, before Microsoft''s plans to acquire the video game firm sent shares soaring.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick used a secret company to quietly donate to a committee backing a GOP former hedge fund chief''s U.S. Senate run in Pennsylvania.

The conglomerate purchased most of its shares in the ‘Call of Duty’ publisher before the stock price fell last November and prior to Microsoft’s deal to buy the videogame company.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway purchased about $1 billion worth of shares in Activision Blizzard in the fourth quarter, according to a regulatory filing, jumping in before Microsoft agreed to buy the video-game publisher for $68.7 billion. Berkshire owns 14.66 million shares valued at $975 million as of the end of 2021, the filing shows. Microsoft announced its intent to acquire Activision Blizzard in mid-January for $95 per share, sending the stock up 25% to above $82, though it’s since fallen a bit. It would be the largest deal ever by a U.S. technology company.

Berkshire Hathaway discloses nearly $1bn stake in video games maker in a securities filing

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) stock is on the move Tuesday following news of an investment in the game developer by Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A).

Greenview Capital acquired new positions in Activision Blizzard (ATVI) with ~309K shares, Alibaba (BABA) with ~83K shares, Amazon (AMZN) with ~19K shares and Quantum-Si (QSI).