Electronic Arts Inc. announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium comprising the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, private‑equity firm Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all‑cash transaction valued at approximately $55 billion. The deal will pay shareholders $210 per share, representing a premium of about 25 % over the company’s closing share price on Friday, 2025‑09‑26. Under the terms, EA will be taken private and will no longer trade on the Nasdaq, with the consortium assuming full ownership and control of the company. The transaction is the largest leveraged buyout in Wall Street history and is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
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