Electronic Arts (EA), the game maker, continues last week’s climb in today’s pre-market trading. On Friday, the stock climbed 14.87% after the potential for a $50B buyout was reported. Today, the company announced it would be acquired in an all-cash agreement of around $55B. The stock is up more than 5.4% in pre-market trading on the announcement.
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An investor consortium, comprised of Silver Lake, PIF and Affinity Partners will acquire EA. Electronic Arts stockholders will receive $210 per share in cash, which is a 25% premium to EA’s unaffected share price of $168.32 at market close on September 25, 2025, the last fully unaffected trading day. The price per share is also a premium to EA’s unaffected all-time high of $179.01 at market close on August 14, 2025.
