SAMR will closely monitor the merged firm through the prism of China's anti-monopoly regulations, and AMD must accept the legally binding terms laid down by SAMR. Investors should warmly embrace AMD's acquisition of Xilinx, as it may help AMD compete more effectively in the data center sector, to name one major business segment. However, AMD investors (who haven't had the best couple of months) appear to have priced in the clearance of the China market regulator, as the share price hasn't moved in pre-market trading. AMD has also weighed in on the developments, saying: We continue making good progress on the required regulatory approvals to close our transaction. While we had previously expected that we would secure all approvals by the end of 2021, we have not yet completed the process and we now expect the transaction to close in the first quarter of 2022. Our conversations with regulators continue to progress productively, and we expect to secure all required approvals.