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Electronic Arts in Advanced Talks to Go Private at About $50 Billion, Reports Say

EA shares rose about 15 percent following a Wall Street Journal report that prompted a brief trading halt.

Gamers play the video game "EA Sports FC 26 in front of a screen featuring English midfielder Jude Bellingham (L) and Bayern Munich's German midfielder Jamal Musiala during the Gamescom video games trade fair at the Trade Fair Center in Cologne, western Germany, on the first day of the fair on August 20, 2025. The 2025 edition of the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany, had its opening night on August 19, 2025 and will be running from August 20 to 24, 2025. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • An investor group that could include Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is discussing a take-private deal valued near $50 billion, according to sources cited in multiple reports.
  • People familiar with the matter said an agreement could be unveiled as soon as next week, though no transaction has been announced.
  • Electronic Arts, Silver Lake and the PIF did not respond to requests for comment, leaving the talks unconfirmed.
  • Trading in EA was briefly halted before the stock jumped roughly 14–16 percent, lifting its market value toward the reported valuation.
  • Before the report, EA was valued around $42–43 billion and had guided second-quarter net bookings below Wall Street expectations; the Wall Street Journal first reported the talks, and a WSJ account cited by InvestingLive said such a price would be the largest leveraged buyout on record.