The $55 billion buyout of EA is being contested through an unlikely alliance between a couple of members of The Sims' content creation community and an elected representative of the United States Congress, who are organizing an informative online event to discuss the matter. This cooperative action between streamers Lilsimsie and Zefrine and Maxwell Frost, representative for Florida's 10th congressional district, is intended to let fans know what they can do to stop EA from being bought out by a consortium of private investors.
EA was founded in 1982 and has been a publicly traded company on the stock market since 1990. However, that's likely to change soon, as in September 2025, a private buyout deal of EA was announced, with a group of investors including the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake Financial, and Affinity Partners planning to take ownership. The deal is expected to close in June 2026, after which EA would lose its status as a publicly traded company.
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Fans of EA games may be able to take action to prevent the private acquisition...
