Overview
- EA stockholders are set to receive $210 per share in cash, a 25% premium to the unaffected Sept. 25 price.
- The buyer group comprises Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, with PIF rolling its roughly 9.9% EA stake.
- Financing includes about $36 billion in equity from the consortium and roughly $20 billion in committed debt from JPMorgan Chase.
- EA’s board has approved the agreement, Andrew Wilson will remain CEO, the company will stay in Redwood City, and its shares will be delisted at closing.
- The transaction targets closing in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 pending shareholder and regulatory approvals, with the announcement arriving a week before the planned launch of Battlefield 6.