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EA reportedly going private in $50 billion buyout
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EA is reportedly in the final stages of a $50 billion USD deal to go private, The Wall Street Journal has reported over the weekend.
At $50 billion USD, it would be the largest leveraged buyout in history when adjusted for inflation.
EA’s market value was approximately $3 billion USD before Wall Street Journal’s reporting; it jumped by close to 15% to approximately $45 billion USD following the report.
PIF has a number of video game-related investments already, including a 10% stake in EA, a 5.01% stake in Nintendo, and co-owns Scopely, the publisher of mobile titles including Pokemon Go and Star Trek Fleet Command.
EA has just released titles including NHL 26, EA Sports FC 26, and Skate, and will release Battlefield 6 next month.