Electronic Arts has been acquired by a Saudi PIF-led consortium, including Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, in a $55 billion deal, the second largest in gaming history. The move puts EA franchises like FIFA, Battlefield, and Mass Effect under uncertainty

Early last week we witnessed the second largest gaming deal in recent history as one of the industry’s largest conglomerates Electronic Arts (EA) was acquired by a consortium of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the private equity firm Silver Lake, and the Jared Kushner-led Affinity Partners. The deal, at USD 55 billion, valued market shares of the gaming giant at a 25 per cent premium ($210 per share) and is expected to take the company private.

The EA acquisition now rivals only Microsoft ’s USD 69 billion acquisition

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