Electronic Arts confirmed Monday that the company was being acquired by private investors, including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, private equity fund Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, the investment firm founded by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law. The deal is worth $55 billion, according to EA, making it the second-largest transaction in the history of the video games industry, behind Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
EA's buyout by Saudi Arabia and private equity is gaming's 2nd biggest deal ever

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