Video game maker Electronic Arts to be taken private in record $55bn mega-deal

<p>Deal with The Sims and Madden NFL maker is biggest leveraged buyout attempt, another key move for Silver Lake</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/29/ea-video-game-buyout">Continue reading...</a>