--- title: EA Is Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, & Affinity Partners description: Electronic Arts has been officially acquired by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners in a $55 billion deal, one of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ea-is-acquired-by-pif-silver-lake-affinity-partners-rquv0p3oc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: EA Is Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, & Affinity Partners | daily.dev og:description: Electronic Arts has been officially acquired by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners in a $55 billion deal, one of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ea-is-acquired-by-pif-silver-lake-affinity-partners-rquv0p3oc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RQUv0p3oC.png og:image:alt: EA Is Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, & Affinity Partners 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 Is Acquired by PIF, Silver Lake, & Affinity Partners **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Electronic Arts has been officially acquired by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners in a $55 billion deal, one of the largest take-private transactions in the tech and gaming sector. PIF will hold 93.4% of EA, Silver Lake 5.5%, and Affinity Partners 1.1%. The deal, originally announced in September 2025 and approved by stockholders in December, closed on August 4 after a brief regulatory delay. EA CEO Andrew Wilson framed the acquisition as the start of a new growth chapter, while PIF emphasized its long-term strategic interest in entertainment and sports. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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