EA confirms $55 billion sale to Saudi Arabia PIF, Silver Lake & Affinity Partners Andrew Wilson will stay on as CEO of Electronic Arts. Electronic Arts has agreed to a $55 billion sale to go private, confirming a report from last week. The video game publisher will be purchased by an investment group that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. EA published a press release to confirm that it has agreed to a $55 billion deal to go private. Source: Electronic ArtsThe $55 billion price tag is higher than the $50 billion that was reported when the news first broke last week.