Electronic Arts Being Acquired for $52.5B in Largest Ever Private Equity Buyout

Gamers React As EA Sells To Saudi Private Equity Fund, Jared Kushner

Source: EA Sports / Tiburon / EA Sports Madden NFL 25 On Monday, Electronic Arts (NA) announced it would be going private as a result of a $55 billion private equity deal involving Saudi Arabia’s Private Investment Fund and a firm managed by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Gamers have been vocal in their displeasure with the news and their worry about what it means for the future of gaming.  HipHopWired reported that the deal…

Video gamer Electronic Arts to be acquired for $52.5 billion

Electronic Arts, the maker of video games like “Madden NFL," “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $52.5 billion in what could become the largest buyout ever funded by private equity firms.

EA Stock Price: Electronic Arts climbs 5% on being acquired for $52.5 billion by private equity firms

Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, and Affinity Partners will pay Electronic Arts stockholders $210 per share

Electronic Arts being acquired for $52.5B in largest ever private equity buyout

Electronic Arts, maker of video games like “Madden NFL," “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms. The private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, and Affinity Partners will pay EA’s stockholders $210 per share. Affinity Partners is run by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. PIF, which was …

This Video Game Company Just Sealed the Largest-Ever Private Equity Deal at $52.5 Billion

Electronic Arts makes video games like ‘Madden NFL’ and ‘Battlefield.’

Electronic Arts(EA) agrees to £43 billion all-cash takeover

Highlights: EA to be acquired for £43 billion in an all-cash deal by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. Shareholders to receive £166 per share, a 25% premium over market value. Largest all-cash sponsor-led take-private deal in history. EA will stay headquartered in California, with Andrew Wilson remaining as CEO. Deal expected to close in early 2027, funded by consortium equity and £16 billion in debt. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), th…