A bombshell report has come from Electronic Arts this morning, confirming the company has agreed to an EA buyout to the tune of ~$55 billion, but the company’s values “remain unchanged.”
Electronic Arts has announced it is being acquired and taken private in a nearly $55 billion EA buyout deal involving a group of larger investment groups, with Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (known as PIF), and Affinity Partners (which is founded by Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner). The buyout was announced by EA, and according to the CEO, Electronic Arts is pleased with the decision.
The announcement includes retaining Andrew Wilson as CEO, who posted his own statement to the Electronic Arts website confirming he will be staying on, and other thoughts regarding the EA buyout. In a post titled “Exciting news about our future,” Wilson said, “We are entering a new era of opportunity. This is one of the largest and most significant investments ever made in the entertainment industry. Our new partners bring deep experience across sports, gaming, and entertainment. They are committed with conviction to EA – they believe in our people, our leadership, and the long-term vision we are now building together,” in a statement.
In the official EA buyout announcement, they state, “Under the terms of the agreement, the Consortium will acquire 100% of EA,” which means the three investment groups will be the new heads of EA and the owners of massive properties like MADDEN, EA FC 2026, and the rest of EA’s catalogue. To sweeten the pot for investors and stockholders, the deal will distribute $210 per share in cash. The per share purchase price “represents a 25% premium to EA’s unaffected share price of $168.32 at market close on September 25, 2025,” which was the last fully unaffected trading day, and is higher than EA’s highest stock price point of $179 on August 14 of this year.
PIF already holds a 10% stake in EA, and this value will roll over if the deal is completed. It has also notably invested money in Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, and the group actively invests in other gaming companies, such as Nintendo and Capcom. This agreement comes at a pivotal moment for EA, just days before EA plans to launch Battlefield 6 on October 10th.
The EA buyout is expected to close in the first fiscal quarter of 2027 (if regulators and EA stockholders approve of the buyout), so until then, it’s possible the deal can end up staying in limbo and not coming to fruition. Interestingly, EA owns both BioWare (Dragon Age, Mass Effect) and Maxis (The Sims), which both embrace LGBTQ+ culture deeply in their games, a culture Saudi Arabia determines to be illegal under Sharia Law according to Humanity Dignity and Trust.
EA claims its company values will “remain unchanged,” so fans will have to wait until the close of the buyout in the first fiscal quarter of 2027 (January 2027) to see what happens next.
