Setting a record: The $55 billion take-private of Electronic Arts is being hailed as the largest leveraged buyout ever, with JPMorgan Chase committing a record $20 billion in financing—the biggest debt pledge by a single bank for such a deal. The transaction is a major win for banks battling private credit’s $1.7 trillion rise. Read more from Bloomberg. A subscription may be required. Supporting ‘essential economy’: Ford CEO Jim Farley told Axios that the U.S. risks failure in high-tech manufacturing if it ...