Video game maker Electronic Arts – known for The Sims, Maddel NFL, Plants vs. Zombies and more – could be going private soon with a valuation of roughly $50 million. The possible deal, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, would mark the largest ever leveraged buyout in history. A group of investors including private equity firm Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners could unveil a deal for the publisher as soon as this week, sources told Reuters on Fri ...

In Brief Why is Electronic Arts, one of the biggest names in the video game business, reportedly in talks to go private?Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier notes that video game companies are moving towards consolidation and that the deal could reflect EA executives’ broader concerns over the future of the industry. Following a period of rapid growth in the 2010s and during the pandemic, Schreier said gamers in recent years have “tended to stick with old favorites rather than purchasing new titles.” This seems to b ...

(Bloomberg) — A proposed leveraged buyout of video-game publisher Electronic Arts Inc (EA). by a group of investors including the Saudi sovereign wealth fund highlights challenges in the broader gaming industry, which has struggled in recent years to find new avenues of growth. A group including Silver Lake Management and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which already owns 10% of Electronic Arts, is said to be in talks to acquire the company in what could amount to one of the biggest leveraged buyou ...

(Bloomberg) — A proposed leveraged buyout of video-game publisher Electronic Arts Inc (EA). by a group of investors including the Saudi sovereign wealth fund highlights challenges in the broader gaming industry, which has struggled in recent years to find new avenues of growth.A group including Silver Lake Management and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which already owns 10% of Electronic Arts, is said to be in talks to acquire the company in what could amount to one of the biggest leveraged buyouts ...

Logo of Public Investment Fund (PIF) A consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), together with Silver Lake Management and Affinity Partners, is holding talks with Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) over a potential acquisition, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.   The sources indicated that the deal would be financed through debt, with a possible announcement expected this week.   They added, however, that the transaction has not yet been finalized and could still collapse. JPMorgan Chase & Co ...

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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. ...

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