A new report has emerged which reveals exactly how much of EA the Saudi Public Investment Fund will own after the recent acquisition goes through, and it turns out it's not an insignificant percentage.
According to a filing seen by the Wall Street Journal (via Game Developer), the Saudi PIF will own 93.4% of EA following the buyout, with fellow purchasers Silver Lake and Affinity Partners scoring 5.5% and 1.1% of the publisher respectively.
In case you need a reminder, it was announced back in September that EA would go private thanks to a buyout from the three aforementioned companies, who acquired the storied publisher for an eye-watering $55 billion (although that's still not the most expensive gaming acquisition in history, of course).
After the acquisition was announced, EA was quick to assuage fears that the new buyers would affect its creative direction, with the publisher claiming that it will "maintain creative control" after the purchase and that its "track record of creative freedom and player-first values will remain intact".
However, concerns remain around the involvement of the Saudi PIF in EA's business, especially given that its chair, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has presided over a number...
