Electronic Arts will reportedly be acquired for $50B2025-09-26 16:39 by Daniela
The video game company Electronic Arts is nearing a $50 billion sale to a group of investors including Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. EA is best known for its annual sports titles in franchises like Madden NFL, FIFA, and NBA Live, as well as video game series like The Sims, Battlefield, Need for Speed, and Star Wars. Led by CEO Andrew Wilson, EA's current biggest priority is the upcoming wide release of "Battlefield 6" on Oct. 10, but its catalog of game franchises also includes "Skate" (with its latest game having entered early access this month), "EA Sports FC" (rebranded from "FIFA"), "Apex Legends," "The Sims," "EA Sports," "Madden NFL," "EA Sports College Football," "Need for Speed," "Dragon Age," "Titanfall," "Plants vs. Zombies" and "EA Sports F1," among others. According to the Journal's report, this deal could be the largest leveraged buyout in history, meaning that the deal is mostly funded with debt. Read more -here-
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