EU approves Saudi Arabia's $55bn acquisition of EA, clearing path for largest private leveraged buyout of all time

Eurogamer · 1 min read · business

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The European Union approved Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners' $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts. The deal would be the largest leveraged buyout in history and has faced criticism from human rights organizations and industry unions over Saudi Arabia's involvement.