Beleaguered video game giant Electronic Arts has agreed to a $55 billion acquisition that will take the company private. Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake and Affinity Partners have reached a deal to buy EA, the company said in class=”link ” href=”https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2025/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-55-Billion/default.aspx” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:a statement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”> a statement.
Some details about the proposed arrangement class=”link ” href=”https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2025/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-55-Billion/default.aspx” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:surfaced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>surfaced over the weekend. The deal, the largest-ever class=”link ” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-29/ea-agrees-to-sale-in-largest-leveraged-buyout-on-record” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:leveraged buyout;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>leveraged buyout, according to Bloomberg, marks the end of EA’s 35-year run as a publicly traded company. “Our creative and passionate teams at…
