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Electronic Arts Returns to Private Hands After 37 years as the PIF-led Consortium Wins All Regulatory Approvals and Readies Closing

A collage of images represents various Electronic Arts games: 'Star Wars Squadrons,' 'UFC 4,' 'Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered,' 'The Sims 4,' 'NHL 21,' and 'Apex Legends.'

Electronic Arts quietly announced in an SEC filing that it has obtained all necessary regulatory approvals for the planned $55 billion buyout by a Consortium of investors, including PIF, Silver Lake Group, and Affinity Partners, with the following planned stakes: 93.4% PIF, 5.5% Silver Lake Group, and 1.1% Affinity Partners. The plan is to go forward with the closing on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. As previously disclosed, on September 28, 2025, Electronic Arts Inc. (“Electronic Arts” or the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Oak-Eagle AcquireCo, Inc., a Delaware […]

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