The Hollywood Reporter

Electronic Arts to Go Private in $55 Billion Deal Backed by Saudi PIF and Silver Lake

Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners is also backing the transaction for the 'Battlefield' and 'Madden' game studio. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor The video game giant Electronic Arts has inked a major ...
Financial Post

Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX Weigh 45% TikTok Stake, Board Seats

(Bloomberg) — Oracle Corp., Silver Lake Management LLC, and the Abu Dhabi-based investment company MGX are in talks to invest in a US version of TikTok and receive board seats in the new venture, ...
Indiatimes

EA to go private in $55 billion buyout: Silver Lake, PIF, and Affinity Partners lead historic deal; ends 36-year public listing

Electronic Arts is set to go private in a $55 billion acquisition by Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s PIF, and Affinity Partners. This major leveraged buyout allows EA to restructure and innovate without ...
U.S. News & World Report

Oracle, Silver Lake Part of Group of Investors Who Will Own About 50% of TikTok US, Source Says

(Reuters) -A group of three investors, including Oracle and private-equity firm Silver Lake, will take a roughly 50% stake in TikTok U.S., a source familiar with the deal said on Thursday. A group of ...
Mint

Electronic Arts Is Said to Near Takeover by Silver Lake, PIF

(Bloomberg) -- Electronic Arts Inc. is in talks to be taken private by a consortium led by Silver Lake Management and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, according to a person familiar with the ...
TheWrap

Trump Approves TikTok Deal in Executive Order With App Valued at $14 Billion

Update: President Donald Trump has approved the below TikTok deal via executive order, with Vice President JD Vance putting a $14 billion valuation on the app. Chinese President Xi Jinping has also ...
Mint

US approves framework for TikTok security oversight: Operations to be managed by Oracle and Silver Lake

The Trump administration has outlined a framework agreement under which US technology company Oracle will take a leading role in managing TikTok’s algorithm and data security in America. (REUTERS) The ...
UPI

EA goes private in $55B deal with Saudi fund, Silver Lake and Affinity

Sept. 29 (UPI) --Electronic Arts has been sold to private investors in the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in an all-cash deal worth $55 billion. Stockholders ...
Mobile World Live

Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX to be major investors in TikTok

Abu Dhabi-based investment company MGX, Oracle and private equity company Silver Lake reportedly were in advanced talks to be the main investors in the US version of TikTok. CNBC reported the three ...
The Verge

$55 billion EA buyout hands Madden over to investors including Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner

Silver Lake, PIF, and Affinity Partners will take the gaming giant private. Silver Lake, PIF, and Affinity Partners will take the gaming giant private. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, ...
Yahoo

TikTok's algorithm to be licensed to US joint venture led by Oracle and Silver Lake

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok's popular video platform under the terms of a deal laid out this week by President ...