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Options and Bond Traders Benefit From the Electronic Arts Rumor – Merger Arbitrage Mondays

  • October 6, 2025

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA): $200.69

Market Cap: $50.21B

Deal Size: $55B

Videogame publisher Electronic Arts entered a merger agreement on September 29, 2025, to be taken private by a consortium comprised of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, private equity firm Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, for a deal valued at $55 billion.

PIF, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners joined forces to acquire the popular video game maker, known for games such as BattlefieldEA Sports FC, The Sims, and Madden NFL, in a deal funded with $36 billion in cash, existing PIF equity, and $20 billion in debt arranged by JPMorgan.

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