The $55 Billion Deal to Take EA Private
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18 min
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2 min
Topics
Personal Finance, Fundraising & VC
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What It Covers
Private equity consortium led by Silver Lake, Jared Kushner, and Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund completes $55 billion leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts.
Notable Moment
Silver Lake CEO Egon Durbin called EA his white whale after years of failed acquisition attempts before partnering with Kushner's Saudi connections.
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