Overview

• EA’s board approved a definitive agreement for shareholders to receive $210 per share in cash, valuing the company at about $52.5 billion in equity or roughly $55 billion including debt.
• The acquiring group is led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund alongside Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners.
• Financing includes approximately $36 billion in equity and about $20 billion in debt committed by JPMorgan Chase, with PIF rolling its roughly 9.9% EA stake into the new company.
• After closing, EA will be taken off public markets, remain headquartered in Redwood City, California, and Andrew Wilson will continue as CEO.
• The transaction is described as the largest sponsor take-private on record and is expected to close in the first quarter of EA’s fiscal 2027 subject to shareholder and regulatory review.