--- title: EA clears US regulatory approvals in take-private deal description: EA's $55 billion take-private deal has cleared all US regulatory approvals, with the merger expected to close on August 4, 2026. Saudi Arabia's Public... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ea-clears-us-regulatory-approvals-in-take-private-deal-lrmjqvrjw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: EA clears US regulatory approvals in take-private deal | daily.dev og:description: EA's $55 billion take-private deal has cleared all US regulatory approvals, with the merger expected to close on August 4, 2026. Saudi Arabia's Public... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ea-clears-us-regulatory-approvals-in-take-private-deal-lrmjqvrjw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lrmJQvrjW.png og:image:alt: EA clears US regulatory approvals in take-private deal og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # EA clears US regulatory approvals in take-private deal **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary EA's $55 billion take-private deal has cleared all US regulatory approvals, with the merger expected to close on August 4, 2026. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) will control a 93.4% stake in EA, with the remainder going to investors including Silver Lake and Affinity Partners (linked to Jared Kushner). The European Commission had previously approved the deal, finding no competition concerns. The deal remains controversial due to PIF chair Mohammed bin Salman's alleged links to human rights abuses and concerns about potential 'culture washing' through EA's gaming properties. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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