Electronic Arts Confirms It Will Be Acquired for $55 Billion

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Electronic Arts recently announced that a group of investors – including Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia – will be buying the company for approximately $55 billion. This group will purchase all of EA, meaning it will no longer be traded on the stock market once the deal is complete.

Established in 1982, EA is a major player in the video game world. The company started trading on the stock market in 1989, initially valued at about $84 million, and has expanded significantly since then. However, things haven’t been going so well for Electronic Arts lately. Just this year, EA saw around $6 billion wiped off its shareholder value after announcing that games like EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard didn’t sell as well as expected.

Electronic Arts Goes Private After $55 Billion Deal

Following Electronic Arts’ agreement with the investment group, EA will become a private company. Shareholders will receive $210 in cash for each share they own, which is 25% more than the $168.32 price per share at market close on September 25, 2025. Even with this change in ownership, Andrew Wilson will continue to serve as CEO, and the company will still be based in Redwood City, California. Wilson stated that the acquisition is a “powerful recognition” of the incredible work Electronic Arts has done in creating “some of the world’s most iconic IP.” The deal is projected to be finalized in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, but it still needs to be approved by regulatory bodies. Note: IP stands for Intellectual Property.

The firms buying EA are established players in the financial world. Silver Lake is a private equity investment fund based in Silicon Valley, founded in 1999. Affinity Partners is a Miami-based investment fund created in 2021 by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and it receives significant financial support from the government of Saudi Arabia. Finally, Saudi Arabia’s PIF is a sovereign wealth fund representing the Middle Eastern nation, and it has been heavily investing in the video game sector. For instance, in 2023, the PIF became the largest shareholder in Nintendo.

So, if the US gives the okay, EA’s deal is going to be huge – one of the biggest ever in gaming. But honestly, it won’t be *the* biggest. Microsoft still holds that title with their purchase of Activision Blizzard – they dropped $68.7 billion on that one! Everyone’s crossing their fingers that this acquisition will be a good thing for us gamers, but it’s hard to say exactly what will change with such a big shake-up at one of the biggest publishers around. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens, I guess! Check back for updates, I’ll be following this closely. It’s going to be interesting, that’s for sure.

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2025-09-29 17:24