Saudis, Silver Lake, Jared Kushner Take EA Private

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Silver Lake Finally Sealed a Dream Deal. Jared Kushner Was Key.
Durban, 52 years old, was part of a new generation of leaders at Silver Lake who took the helm in 2011. He and Greg Mondre assumed the title of co-CEOs in 2019, with Durban working out of the firm’s Menlo Park, Calif., office and Mondre based in New York.

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Electronic Arts to Go Private in $55 Billion Deal Backed by Saudi PIF and Silver Lake
Electronic Arts to Go Private in $55 Billion Deal Backed by Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake and Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners
How Electronic Arts' $55 Billion Go-Private Deal Could Impact the Video Game Industry
In what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private equity, video game maker Electronic Arts has agreed to be acquired for a staggering $52.5 billion.

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Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion
$55 Billion Deal for Electronic Arts Is Biggest Buyout Ever
Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal
The purchase will be a big gaming feather in the cap of Saudi Arabia, which has been increasing its presence in the industry in recent years.

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'Battlefield' maker Electronic Arts to go private in record-setting $55 billion LBO
It’s official: EA is selling to private equity in $55 billion deal

Creator of ‘Madden NFL’ and ‘The Sims,’ EA Games’ $55 billion sale involving Jared Kushner’s firm leaves gaming world reeling

EA Games agrees to a $55 billion acquisition by Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners.
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