The video game publisher Electronic Arts announced on Monday plans to be taken private in a deal valued at roughly $55 billion by a group of investors that includes a fund 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 in cash, a 25 percent premium to EA’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’s investors include Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which already owns about 10 percent of the company, the private equity firm Silver Lake and Mr. Kushner’s Affinity Partners.
EA makes such popular games as Madden N.F.L. and Battlefield. It is also the publisher of The Sims, a video game simulating suburban life that has been a best seller since its release in 2000.
The video game industry saw a surge in sales and popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.
The games sold by EA, however, are expensive to make. And gamers are moving away from traditional video games to ones that can be played on mobile devices.
Lauren Hirsch is a Times reporter who covers deals and dealmakers in Wall Street and Washington.
Matthew Goldstein is a Times reporter who covers Wall Street and white-collar crime and housing issues.
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