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Electronic Arts acquired in $55 billion deal, largest private buyout in history
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4:23Now PlayingVideo game company Electronic Arts, the maker of the "The Sims" and "Madden NFL," is being acquired in a $55 billion deal by a consortium of companies that includes Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF; private equity firm Silver Lake, and Miami-based investment firm Affinity Partners, which is led by President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Nick Earl, former CEO of Glu Mobile, joined CBS News to discuss the deal.
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