Amazon finalizes its $8.5B acquisition of MGM, two days after the deal received clearance from the EU’s antitrust regulator (Jennifer Maas/Variety)

Jennifer Maas / Variety:

Amazon finalizes its $8.5B acquisition of MGM, two days after the deal received clearance from the EU’s antitrust regulator— Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM, the companies said Thursday. — The pact was first announced in May and has been winding its way through the regulatory process.