Confirmed - Electronic Arts (EA) sold off to investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund
Well, there it is. It's now official after earlier reports that EA (Electronic Arts) is being sold off to an investor consortium.
Category: Electronic Arts
EA reportedly to be sold off for "roughly $50 billion" to go private
Sources of the funds will apparently come from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners amongst others.
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