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EA’s $55 Billion Buyout Sets New ‘Going Private’ High Score
艺电艺电(US:EA) Yahoo Finance·2025-09-30 18:30

Video game-maker Electronic Arts has agreed to go private for 55billioninthebiggesteverbuyoutofapubliccompany.SaudiArabiassovereignwealthfund,alongwithprivateequityfirmsSilverLakeandAffinityPartners,willpay55 billion in the biggest-ever buyout of a public company. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, along with private equity firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, will pay 210 per share to EA’s investors. That’s nearly 25% more than what the stock was worth before The Wall Street Journal reported details of the deal on Friday. EA has been making popular titles like “The Sims” and “Madden NFL” for decades. But recent years have left the compa ...