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Jose Enrico Coronel

EA Promises Creative Freedom Amid £45 Billion ($55 Billion) Saudi-Backed Buyout

In the weeks following The Wall Street Journal's report that Electronic Arts (EA) was going private in a colossal £45 billion ($55 billion) buyout, the gaming world has been in uproar.

A consortium of high-profile investors — including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), private equity giant Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, an investment firm run by Jared Kushner — has agreed to purchase 100% of EA.

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