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

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 Battlefield, EA 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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