EA shares rose about 15% Friday to lead S&P 500 and Nasdaq on a report that a deal was close. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Shares of Electronic Arts (EA) jumped in morning trading after the video game maker agreed to be purchased by a consortium for $55 billion in cash. The company said the buyers, the Saudi Public Investment Fund and private equity firms Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, will pay $210 per share, an 8.6% premium from Friday's closing price. The transaction is expected to ...

Let's begin with Electronic Arts, though. Agreeing to be taken private in this $55 billion deal. David, I assume you're all over this.Got some historic levels in terms of LBO history, right. It's the biggest of all time. You know, we go back 2007 was the TXU deal that I can remember.Well, of course, having reported on it, it KKR and TPG didn't work out well. Natural gas in Texas, uh, right before, yeah, the fracking revolution, um, and prices and what happened there. uh you go RJR Nabiscoco you want to go w ...

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BREAKING: Stocks Open Mixed As Western Digital, Seagate RallyElectronic Arts (EA) will be acquired by a group of private equity firms led by Silver Lake in a $55 billion deal, the company said Monday. EA stock rose more than 5% in early trades.The consortium of private equity firms includes PIF, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and Affinity Partners. EA stockholders will receive $210 per share in cash.EA stock rose more than 5% to 204.10 in premarket trades.Andrew Wilson, chairman and CEO of EA, said in ...

Electronic Arts, maker of video games such as Madden NFL, Battlefield, and The Sims, is being acquired for $55bn, the biggest leveraged buyout attempt in history.Under the terms of the deal announced on Monday, 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 a private equity firm run by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.Electronic Arts would be taken private.The total value of ...

Let's turn back to our top story this morning, the deal, the biggest leveraged buyout on record. Let's discuss it. Bloomberg Tech co-host Caroline Hyde Caroline, it's punchy, $55 billion for a videogame maker and not even got Battlefield six out yet.This is what they're betting on, future success. Look, this is a company that is all about IP. This is what the CEO is trying to tell its workforce already.He sent out a note to employees, but this is about their strength, not only in shooter games such as Battl ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Video game giant Electronic Arts announced Monday it would be acquired by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund for $55 billion, in what EA said would be the largest all-cash private equity buyout in history. The consortium also includes US investment firms Silver Lake and ...

All three are near their all-time highs set a week ago. Electronic Arts climbed after the video-game maker confirmed rumors it would be taken private in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms. A key economic report will arrive Friday when the government releases its monthly jobs survey.Wall Street pushed higher early Monday despite growing anxiety over a possible U.S. government shutdown later this week.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.5% before the bell, while futures for ...

Since my last Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA ) analysis, in which I issued a Buy rating, the stock has gained 37.5% in price, versus just 16.5% for the S&P 500 ( SP500 ).Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business re ...