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Limits RegistryThe $55 billion take-private of video game publisher Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, announced in September 2025, closed on 4 August 2026. Financed with about $36 billion of equity and $20 billion of debt arranged by JPMorgan, it is the largest leveraged buyout in history, surpassing the 2007 TXU deal.
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The $55 billion take-private of video game publisher Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, announced in September 2025, closed on 4 August 2026. Financed with about $36 billion of equity and $20 billion of debt arranged by JPMorgan, it is the largest leveraged buyout in history, surpassing the 2007 TXU deal.
The total transaction value of the largest completed leveraged buyout of a public company.
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