EA’s $55 Billion Buyout: What It Means for Gaming
By Miguel Mike Medina Photo Credit: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Electronic Arts will go private in a $55 billion all-cash buyout led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. It is the largest leveraged buyout on record. EA has been one of Silicon Valley’s longest running gaming companies. What EA…