Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business
Reported by Yahoo Finance · finance.yahoo.com · August 5, 2026
Video game giant Electronic Arts officially has new owners. The California-based maker of popular titles like “Battlefield” and “The Sims” announced Tuesday that it closed the $55 billion sale of its business to Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, investment firm Silver Lake Partners and Affinity Partners, which is run by U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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