$55 Billion Deal for Electronic Arts Is Among the Biggest Buyouts Ever [View all]

Source: New York Times

Sept. 29, 2025, 8:27 a.m. ET


The video game publisher Electronic Arts announced on Monday plans to be taken private in a deal valued at roughly $55 billion by a group of investors that includes a fund managed by President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.

The all-cash deal would pay stockholders $210 per share in cash, a 25 percent premium to EA’s share price before news of the deal leaked. If completed, it would be among the largest buyouts of a publicly traded company to date.

The deal’s investors include Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which already owns about 10 percent of the company, the private equity firm Silver Lake and Mr. Kushner’s Affinity Partners.

EA makes such popular games as Madden N.F.L. and Battlefield. It is also the publisher of The Sims, a video game simulating suburban life that has been a best seller since its release in 2000.


Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/business/dealbook/electronic-arts-buyout-jared-kushner.html

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I had been seeing articles and articles about this buyout but suddenly Kushner's name appeared.

Apparently the NYT buried an article Friday - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/business/electronic-arts-buyout-jared-kushner.html