Electronic Arts, the video-game publisher behind titles such as “FC” and “Battlefield”, is in advanced talks to go private at a valuation of roughly $50 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter.

A group of investors including private equity firm Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners could unveil a deal for the publisher as soon as next week, the sources said today. If it goes through, the deal would mark the largest ever leveraged buyout in history.

The take-private offer comes at a crucial time for EA, which is banking heavily on its core sports portfolio and action shooter intellectual property to weather a sluggish video-game industry as gamers get picky with spending.

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