The video game publisher Electronic Arts announced on Monday that it agreed to be taken private in a deal valued at roughly $55 billion by a group of investors that includes a firm managed by President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
The all-cash deal would pay stockholders $210 per share, a 25 percent premium to the company’s share price before news of the deal leaked.
If completed, it would be among the largest buyouts of a publicly traded company to date.
The deal is led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which already owns about 10 percent of Electronic Arts, the private equity firm Silver Lake and Mr. Kushner’s Affinity Partners.
The move is the latest effort by the Saudi fund to advance into gaming as it looks to diversify its investments away from oil. In 2021, the fund created the Savvy Games Group to spearhead a planned $38 billion investment in the industry. The fund’s push into gaming is part of a broader bet by the kingdom on entertainment and sports, which includes backing the LIV Golf, a rival to the PGA Tour, a stake in the Professional Fighters League and major investments in soccer at home and abroad.
The Saudi fund was “uniquely positioned in the global gaming and e-sports sectors, building and supporting ecosystems that connect fans, developers and I.P. creators,” Turqi Alnowaiser, deputy governor and head of international investments at the Public Investment Fund, said in a statement.
“I am more energized than ever about the future we are building,” said Andrew Wilson, the chief executive of Electronic Arts.
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