This article was published on July 31, 2026 The European Commission approved the PIF-led take-private of Electronic Arts under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation, removing one of the last hurdles to the biggest leveraged buyout ever. The European Union has cleared the $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts by a Saudi-led consortium, removing one of the last regulatory hurdles to the largest leveraged buyout in history. The European Commission signed off under its foreign-subsidies rules on 31 July, days after approving the deal on competition grounds, running the kind of regulatory gauntlet that Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal faced a few years earlier. The buyers are a powerful trio. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the private-equity firm Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, the fund led by Jared Kushner, agreed to take EA private in September 2025. The structure is historic in scale. At $55bn it is the biggest take-private deal ever struck, funded by a mix of consortium equity and a vast pile of debt, with PIF set to hold about 93% of the company once it closes. The subsidy review was the sensitive part. The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation exists to stop state money from ou
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Read original at Engadget →As of Aug. 4, Electronic Arts has gone private. The venerable American game developer was purchased by a group of buyers that includes the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and two investment…
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Read original at Polygon →Electronic Arts has officially become a private company. Last September, EA announced that an investor group led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners would be taking the…
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View source →The project is adding 66 more satellites to its planned constellation. The European Commission now has a solid implementation plan for the EU's sovereign IRIS² satellite broadband service, which means it's now past planning stage and is…
View source →As of Aug. 4, Electronic Arts has gone private. The venerable American game developer was purchased by a group of buyers that includes the Saudi Arabian government’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and two investment firms: Affinity Partners…
View source →Fans of the company's games fear deep cuts as EA tries to slash $700M in costs Private investors, including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, private equity fund Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners have completed a leveraged buyout of…
View source →EA has officially completed its $55 billion acquisition to an investor group comprised of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. Announced on August 4, 2026, this massive business move has been nearly…
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