Andrew Uerkwitz

Vice President of Investor Relations, Electronic Arts

Search every verified Andrew Uerkwitz interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Andrew Uerkwitz, then a managing director and equity analyst at Jefferies, commented on the Microsoft-Activision merger in a July 2023 CNBC appearance. He stated that he was not surprised by a federal judge's decision to deny the FTC's motion to block the deal, saying the FTC had only proved harm to Sony rather than to consumers. Uerkwitz said he believed Microsoft was "very serious" about closing the deal, potentially by the following Monday, and that a settlement with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority was possible. Uerkwitz also discussed the broader implications for the gaming industry. He said that while large tech companies like Amazon, Disney, and Netflix had previously shown interest in acquiring gaming companies, he thought such a large acquisition was now less likely due to higher costs of capital and other challenges. He suggested that companies might instead pursue smaller acquisitions to test strategies, and he identified Electronic Arts and Take-Two as having the strongest intellectual property in the sector.