Only a few months into 2022, the metaverse is one of this year’s biggest topics of discussion amongst businesses, investors and consumers when it comes to technological trends.
Facebook's rebranding was a catalysing event - its rebrand to Meta Platforms triggered a wave of announcements from other big tech companies, entrepreneurs, and innovators looking to expand into the metaverse. Microsoft's recent acquisition of online gaming giant Activision Blizzard for $68bn is just one of the latest examples of major players making big moves as part of a broader play to expand its metaverse capabilities. And all of this shows no signs of slowing down any time soon; across private equity and M&A, we are likely to see many more deals entering the field. What is mo...
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