Video games maker Electronic Arts is being taken private by a Saudi-backed consortium assembled by Jared Kushner and Silver Lake in a $55bn deal that ranks as one of the biggest-ever leveraged buyouts.
The agreement values EA’s shares at $210 each, according to a statement on Monday, in what the consortium said was a 25 per cent premium to Thursday’s closing price in New York, before speculation of a deal pushed the shares higher.
The deal marks one of the largest take-private transactions in history, topping in dollar value the $45bn buyout of Texas utility group TXU in 2007.
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