The Deal Desk

Episode 8

Equity value versus enterprise value, and the price tag that lies

Microsoft paid sixty-eight point seven billion dollars for Activision Blizzard. Or did it? Week two starts with the most important distinction in valuation.

First released 30 September 202610 minAI voices by Google GeminiDownload MP3 (8 MB)

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