PIF-led Consortium to Buy Electronic Arts for $55B

Electronic Arts will be taken private in a leveraged buyout valuing the company at about $55 billion, or $210 per share — roughly a 25% premium. The investor consortium is led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake and Affinity Partners (run by Jared Kushner), with PIF rolling over its existing 9.9% stake. The purchase is financed by roughly $36 billion in equity and about $20 billion in committed debt, with JPMorgan Chase committing $20 billion (about $18 billion expected at closing); Goldman Sachs served as EA’s advisor. CEO Andrew Wilson will remain in place, EA will keep its Redwood City headquarters, and the deal, which may close in the first fiscal quarter of 2027, would be the largest leveraged buyout on record if completed.