Electronic Arts nears $50 billion buyout by Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner's firm | NYGazet

Video game giant EA is reportedly being bought out by Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia, and Affinity Partners in a $50 billion deal.

Electronic Arts (EA), the video game giant behind franchises like Madden and FIFA, is approaching a deal to go private, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The deal, valued at around $50 billion, would be the largest leveraged buyout in history.... [1481 chars]