Video game maker Electronic Arts – known for The Sims, Madden NFL, Plants vs. Zombies and more – is going private in a deal valued at roughly $55 billion. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, private equity firm Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners will acquire EA in the all-cash deal that marks the largest-ever leveraged buyout in history.EA shareholders will receive $210 per share in cash. The Wall Street Journal first reported that the company was nearing a deal on Friday.The deal to take ...

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 ...