EA is the private Go to the deal that will pay the shareholders 210 dollars per share

Electronic arts that you will take by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners for $ 55 billion

Electronic arts The two said that he agreed to be acquired By the General Investment Fund in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in a deal from all the inscriptions worth $ 55 billion.

Shareholders From the company you will receive $ 210 per share in cash.

EA rose 5 % on Monday. The shares gained about 15 % on Friday, and closed at 193.35 dollars, yet Wall Street Journal I mentioned that the company was approaching a deal to act.

PIF rolls on its current shares by 9.9 % in the company and will, to a large extent, the majority investor in the new structure, said people close to the deal, David Faber of CNBC.

Affinity Jard Kushner, a president Donald TrumpSolvers, “The Bold Revelation of the Future” from EA in an edition announces the deal.

“I was impressed by their ability to create creative and durable experiences, and as a person who grew up playing his games – and now enjoyed it with his children – I could not be more enthusiastic about what awaits us,” Kushner said in a statement.

The corporate group is a total of $ 36 billion to invest in stocks, with $ 20 billion debt financing JpmorganAccording to the version. JPMorgan was brought two weeks ago, and people familiar with the deal were told Faber.

The special deal to manufacture popular games such as Battlefield, The SIMS and Madden Series for NFL games, among other things, will be the largest of them Take advantage of the acquisition In the history of Wall Street.

In a memo for employees, CEO of EA Andrew Wilson He said he was “excited to continue as an executive president.”

He wrote: “Our new partners bring deep experience through sports, games and entertainment. They are committed to the condemnation of EA-they believe in our people, our leadership and the long-term vision that we now build together.”

The deal is expected to be closed in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2027.

There is a 45 -day window to allow other proposals, as the people familiar with the conditions of the deal were told Faber. People said that the deal talks started in the spring.

Silver LakeLed by Co-CEOS EGON DURBAN and Greg Mondre, is also one of the main investors in the Trump batch to get Tikhak Under the control of the United States.

CNBC contacted EA for more comments and information about the deal.