✅ Final Thoughts Friday for 2025-10-03
Thoughts on the biggest private equity deals by Silver Lake
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The biggest story this week is the (new) biggest private equity deal in history for a familiar name... Silver Lake.
And now... a similar playbook is running
The week saw the acquisition of video game giant Electronic Arts (EA). A consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and private equity firm Silver Lake is taking the company private for approximately $55 B.
Techmeme: EA to be acquired by Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $210 per share, taking it private at a ~$55B valuation, set to close in Q1 FY27 (Electronic Arts)
From Electronic Arts. View the full context on Techmeme.
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