--- title: Saudi Arabia's EA buyout approved under EU merger rules description: The European Commission has approved Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) acquisition of Electronic Arts in a $55 billion take-private deal, concluding... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/saudi-arabia-s-ea-buyout-approved-under-eu-merger-rules-gyrvwprjw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Saudi Arabia's EA buyout approved under EU merger rules | daily.dev og:description: The European Commission has approved Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) acquisition of Electronic Arts in a $55 billion take-private deal, concluding... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/saudi-arabia-s-ea-buyout-approved-under-eu-merger-rules-gyrvwprjw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/gyRvwPRjW.png og:image:alt: Saudi Arabia's EA buyout approved under EU merger rules 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. # Saudi Arabia's EA buyout approved under EU merger rules **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary The European Commission has approved Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) acquisition of Electronic Arts in a $55 billion take-private deal, concluding it raises no competition concerns. PIF, which will hold a 93.4% stake in EA, is chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a figure linked to controversy over human rights abuses. The deal also involves investors Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners. Despite EU approval, US politicians have urged the FTC to scrutinize the transaction. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Did the European Commission approve the Saudi Arabia PIF acquisition of Electronic Arts? Yes, the European Commission approved the acquisition of sole control of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund under the EU Merger Regulation. The commission concluded the $55 billion take-private transaction would not raise competition concerns due to its limited impact on markets where the companies operate. It was reviewed under the normal merger review procedure. _daily.dev keeps industry watchers current on major gaming M&A and regulatory decisions like this one._ ### What percentage of Electronic Arts will Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund own after the buyout? The Public Investment Fund will hold a 93.4 percent stake in Electronic Arts once the buyout closes, according to a December 2025 disclosure. The consortium also includes Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, the investment firm founded by Jared Kushner, in a deal valued at $55 billion. _daily.dev helps developers track ownership shifts affecting major studios like EA._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [EA shareholders back $55bn acquisition](https://daily.dev/posts/ea-shareholders-back-55bn-acquisition-nrfaaqkec) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why the $55bn acquisition of Electronic Arts isn't your usual leveraged buyout](https://daily.dev/posts/why-the-55bn-acquisition-of-electronic-arts-isn-t-your-usual-leveraged-buyout-uaudw8hmr) · GamesIndustry.biz · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#business](https://daily.dev/tags/business) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/saudi-arabia-s-ea-buyout-approved-under-eu-merger-rules-gyrvwprjw) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Saudi Arabia's EA buyout approved under EU merger rules","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/saudi-arabia-s-ea-buyout-approved-under-eu-merger-rules-gyrvwprjw","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/saudi-arabia-s-ea-buyout-approved-under-eu-merger-rules-gyrvwprjw"},"datePublished":"2026-07-23T13:59:49.745Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T20:06:00.505Z","description":"The European Commission has approved Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) acquisition of Electronic Arts in a $55 billion take-private deal, concluding...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/59f527255130b98f39422537ea628477?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/59f527255130b98f39422537ea628477?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Game Developer","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Game Developer","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/5fbb7418db8746769a45f55309bbdf13","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/saudi-arabia-s-ea-buyout-approved-under-eu-merger-rules-gyrvwprjw","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"business","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Game Developer","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Saudi Arabia's EA buyout approved under EU merger rules"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/saudi-arabia-s-ea-buyout-approved-under-eu-merger-rules-gyrvwprjw#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Did the European Commission approve the Saudi Arabia PIF acquisition of Electronic Arts?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, the European Commission approved the acquisition of sole control of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund under the EU Merger Regulation. 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