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By Fareed Sahloul

September 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM UTC

The takeover of Electronic Arts Inc. is set to become the largest-ever private equity buyout, beating a record that has stood for almost two decades.

A consortium including Silver Lake Management has agreed to pay $210 a share for Redwood, California-based Electronic Arts in a deal valuing the video game maker behind titles like Madden NFL and Battlefield at around $55 billion.