Disney 21St Century Fox Shareholders Approve Historic 71 3 Billion Deal

By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 27, 2018 8:30 am EST

Now with the shareholders’ approval in the bag, the Disney acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s assets will likely be finalized as early as the first half of 2019.

Disney’s and Fox’s shareholders held their meetings on the deal at the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, voting on their approval of the $71.3 billion deal within eight minutes of meeting, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Disney received approval from the Department of Justice for its historic acquisition last year, putting to bed any fears of government intervention in the corporate mega-merger.