Mega Publisher EA Agrees to $55 Billion Buyout by Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake, Affinity Partners

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Electronic Arts – often called EA – has come to an agreement to be bought by a group of investors.

The investors involved are the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. This deal has a staggering value of $55 billion.

In typical corporate language, the company states: “The transaction allows EA to speed up innovation and growth, ultimately shaping the future of entertainment.”

EA is certainly one of the largest video game companies in the world. They’re known for popular franchises like EA Sports FC, Battlefield, The Sims, Apex Legends, and many others.

Regarding those investors, the Saudi Arabia PIF is now a well-known entity. The country’s sovereign wealth fund has been investing in the entertainment sector for quite some time, and it already has ownership stakes in many game development studios.

At the same time, Silver Lake is an investment company specializing in technology, located in California. Affinity Partners is another investment firm, this one based in Florida. It’s owned by Jared Kushner, who previously served as an advisor to Donald Trump when he was president of the United States.

EA has confirmed that this group of companies will buy the entire company – effectively taking EA off the stock market – and they anticipate the acquisition will be finalized in the first quarter of 2027.

As expected, EA has reassured its investors that this acquisition will be beneficial overall (and likely increase their profits in the near future).

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2025-09-29 16:07