Overview

• Investors will pay $210 per share for EA, a roughly 25% premium to the pre-report price.
• The consortium is led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund alongside Affinity Partners and Silver Lake.
• Financing totals about $36 billion in equity and roughly $20 billion in debt, with JPMorgan cited and PIF rolling its ~9.9% stake.
• EA will be delisted from the Nasdaq if the deal closes, while CEO Andrew Wilson remains and the Redwood City headquarters stays.
• Coverage cites differing closing windows, ranging from early 2026 to the start of EA’s fiscal 2027, and the deal ranks among the largest in gaming after Microsoft–Activision.