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Saudi PIF, Silver Lake, Affinity in talks for $50 billion EA buyout

The PIF, which holds a 10% stake in Electronic Arts, has been expanding its international gaming investments through its Savvy Games Group

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Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts arrives at the E3 press conference at the Hollywood Palladium in 2017

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, private equity firm Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners are part of a group that is attempting a $50 billion leveraged buyout of gaming titan Electronic Arts.

The group is in advanced...