Indiatimes

EA to go private in $55 billion buyout: Silver Lake, PIF, and Affinity Partners lead historic deal; ends 36-year public listing

Electronic Arts is set to go private in a $55 billion acquisition by Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s PIF, and Affinity Partners. This major leveraged buyout allows EA to restructure and innovate without ...
UPI

EA goes private in $55B deal with Saudi fund, Silver Lake and Affinity

Sept. 29 (UPI) --Electronic Arts has been sold to private investors in the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all-cash deal worth $55 billion. Stockholders ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Electronic Arts to Go Private in $55 Billion Deal Backed by Saudi PIF and Silver Lake

Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners is also backing the transaction for the 'Battlefield' and 'Madden' game studio. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The video game giant Electronic Arts has inked a major ...
Variety

Electronic Arts to Go Private in $55 Billion Deal Backed by Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners

Video game giant Electronic Arts is set to go private in a $55 billion deal. Confirming earlier reports, the deal — which ranks as the biggest ever leveraged buyout — involves a group of investors ...
The New York Times

Jared Kushner’s Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout of Electronic Arts

Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is said to be in talks with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and Silver Lake to buy out the video game giant. By Lauren Hirsch and Mike Isaac Jared ...
Wall Street Journal

Electronic Arts Goes Private for $55 Billion in Largest LBO Ever

Videogame maker Electronic Arts EA0.14%increase; green up pointing triangle said it would go private in a $55 billion deal with a group of investors including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, ...
Travel + Leisure

These New Balance Sneakers Are My Go-to Travel Shoes—and I Can Easily Walk 10,000+ Steps Without Blisters

Rosie Marder, a New York-based writer for Travel + Leisure, specializes in finding top travel product deals. Constantly scouring the web for the best prices on fashion, beauty, and travel products, ...
CBS News

Electronic Arts, video game company behind "The Sims" and "Madden NFL," to be acquired in $55 billion deal

Video game company Electronic Arts (EA), known as the maker of the "The Sims" and "Madden NFL," is being acquired in a $55 billion deal. The California-based company said Monday it had entered into a ...
Yahoo Finance

EA Announces Agreement to be Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55 Billion

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., September 29, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) ("EA" or the "Company"), a global leader in interactive entertainment, today announced that it has entered ...
PE Hub

Silver Lake, PIF and Affinity Partners to buy Electronic Arts for $55bn EV

EA posted GAAP net revenue of around $7.5bn in fiscal year 2025 PIF will roll over its existing 9.9% stake in the company EA will remain headquartered in Redwood City, California PIF, Silver Lake and ...
NorthJersey.com

What games does EA make? Can I still play? EA sold to Jared Kusher, Affinity, Silver Lake

Gaming giant EA has agreed to sell the company for $55 billion to private-equity firms Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia's PIF, and Jared Kushner's Affinity, ahead of the October release of EA's highly ...