Electronic Arts, maker of video games like "Madden NFL," "Battlefield," and "The Sims," is being acquired for $55 billion, the biggest leveraged buyout attempt in history.

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Electronic Arts, the video game maker of "Madden NFL," "The Sims," and other popular titles, is being acquired and taken private for $55 billion

It's the most expensive attempt to take a public company private

Under the terms of the deal announced Monday, the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, PIF and Affinity Partners will pay EA's stockholders $210 per share

Under the terms of the deal announced Monday, the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF and Affinity Partners will pay EA's stockholders $210 per share. Affinity Partners is a private eq

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