Overview

• EA agreed to a $55 billion acquisition at $210 per share, a roughly 25% premium to the pre‑report price, following board approval.
• The buyers are Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund with Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, the firm founded by Jared Kushner; PIF already held about 10% of EA.
• Financing combines roughly $36 billion in equity with about $20 billion in debt arranged with JPMorgan Chase in an all‑cash transaction.
• Completion is contingent on EA shareholder votes and regulatory reviews, with closing referenced by outlets from early 2026 to the start of EA’s fiscal 2027, after which EA would be delisted from Nasdaq.
• EA will keep its Redwood City headquarters and CEO Andrew Wilson, and the deal would rank among the largest in the video‑game industry.