Videogyme Maker EA in advanced talks to become private at around $ 50 billion in evaluation
By Milan Vinn and Nazeer Kachwala
(Reuters) -Electronic Arts, the video game publisher behind titles such as “FC” and “Battlefield”, is in advanced talks to become deprived of an assessment of around 50 billion dollars, according to sources familiar with the issue.
A group of investors, including the investment capital company Silver Lake, the public investment fund of Saudi Arabia and the Affinity partners of Jared Kushner could unveil an agreement for the publisher next week, the sources announced on Friday. If it takes place, the agreement would mark the largest lever redemption in history.
The private offer occurs at a crucial time for EA, which strongly banks on its basic sports portfolio and its intellectual action for action to resist a slow video game industry, because players obtain difficult expenses.
EA’s hopes are based on “Battlefield 6”, the latest installation of the popular shooting game franchise which was greeted by fans for its detailed visuals and its intense fight and that many analysts expect millions of copies, as well as its football title “FC 26”.
The agreement to take EA Privé will also mark a more in -depth consolidation within the industry, after titans such as Activision Blizzard and Zynga have been accelerated by even larger companies, further reducing the number of video game companies listed on the stock market.
“EA has meaning as an acquisition objective – cash flows are quite consistent and EA annualized securities make income / profitability predictable,” said Wyatt Swanson, analyst of DA Davidson & Co.
EA’s shares closed about 15% more on Friday.
The mergers and large capitalization acquisitions also rebounded in 2025 while the confidence of the conference room, the logic of consolidation and cheaper capital finally align again.
The president of Goldman Sachs, John Waldron, had declared earlier in the week, the CEOs and the advice “came out” after a loss of two years, with the American megadés leading the expected charge and rate of the expected Fed which release the cost of capital, the conditions which facilitate the continuation of the scale, synergies and strategic repositioning organic investment alone.
EA, Affinity Partners and Pif did not immediately respond to requests for comments from Reuters. Silver Lake refused to comment.
Affinity Partners, founded by the son -in -law of American president Donald Trump, Kushner, has fund investments in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Silver Lake has been known for a long time for the main buyouts of technology and is one of the largest technology-focused capital companies.
Friday, the Wall Street Journal reportedly reported on the talks of the agreement.
