EA to go private in $55 billion buyout: Silver Lake, PIF, and Affinity Partners lead historic deal; ends 36-year public listing
Electronic Arts (EA), the creator of globally popular video games including “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is poised to exit public markets after agreeing to a $55 billion acquisition. The deal, one of the largest leveraged buyouts ever, will transfer EA into private ownership, giving the company room to restructure without the scrutiny of…