Video gamer Electronic Arts to be acquired for $55 billion in largest-ever private equity buyout

Electronic Arts, the video game maker, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.

Electronic Arts being acquired for $52.5B in largest ever private equity buyout

Electronic Arts, maker of video games like “Madden NFL," “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $52.5 billion ...