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Electronic Arts is going private in $55 billion deal
艺电艺电(US:EA) Youtube·2025-09-29 17:00

Video games just made Wall Street history. Electronic Arts, the maker of Madden, The Sims, EFC, and Battlefield is going private in a 55billiondealthatssettobethebiggestleveragedbuyoutever.Hereswhatshappening.SaudiArabiassovereignwealthfund,privateequitygiantSilverlake,andJaredKushnersfund,AffinityPartners,arepaying55 billion deal that's set to be the biggest leveraged buyout ever. Here's what's happening.Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, private equity giant Silverlake, and Jared Kushner's fund, Affinity Partners, are paying 210 per share in cash. EA shareholders get bought out, and the company won't trade on the NASDAQ anymore. Why does this matter to Main Street.For one, it sho ...