Electronic Arts has recently confirmed that an investor group composed of Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will acquire it for around $55 billion. This consortium will acquire 100% of EA, which will no longer be listed on the stock market after the transaction is finished.
Founded in 1982, EA is one of the largest publishers in the gaming industry. The company went public in 1989 with a market capitalization of around $84 million, and it has grown immensely since then. Recent years have not been great for Electronic Arts, though. Earlier this year, EA lost around $6 billion in shareholder value after sharing that titles such as EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard had underperformed.
After Electronic Arts’ deal with the investor’s consortium, the publisher will no longer be a publicly traded company, and stockholders will receive $210 in cash for each share, a 25% premium on the company’s unaffected share price of $168.32 at market close on September 25, 2025. Despite changing hands, EA will continue to have Andrew Wilson as its CEO, and it will remain headquartered in Redwood City, California. According to Wilson, the acquisition is a moment...
