Videogame maker Electronic Arts' stock jumps on news of take-private deal
By Claudia Assis
The transaction would value EA at $50 billion; stock closes at record
Attendees at an Electronic Arts event in Los Angeles. A group of investors is reportedly working on a deal to take the videogame giant private.
Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. closed at a record Friday after a report that the videogame giant is nearing a $50 billion deal to be taken private.
The stock (EA) also notched its biggest one-day percentage gain since Feb. 8, 2019, when it rose 16%.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that a group of investors, including private-equity firm Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, could announce a deal for Electronic Arts as soon as next week. The report cited people familiar with the matter.
Electronic Arts did not immediately return a request for comment. The company is valued at about $48 billion. Discussions on price are ongoing, but the company could be valued at as much as $50 billion, the Journal's report said, citing two of the people involved.
Major Electronic Arts games include football game Madden NFL, the Sims series of life-simulation games, and Plants Vs. Zombies.
Shares of Electronic Arts have gained 32% this year, compared with about 13% for the S&P 500 index. SPX
-Claudia Assis
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