Walt Disney completes acquisition of 21st Century Fox
Following a fierce takeover battle with Comcast, Walt Disney won the race to buy 21st Century Fox last year and the deal has now closed. We expect big things from the merger.
The full Marvel Universe has been brought back under one roof now that Walt Disney (US: DIS) has completed its $71bn (£53.6bn) acquisition of 21st Century Fox. The likes of Thor, Iron Man and Captain Marvel (which were all acquired with Disney’s $4bn deal to buy Marvel in 2004) will be reunited with Wolverine and Deadpool who both belong to the X-Men franchise which was created by Marvel but has been owned by Fox since…
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