Stop EA from going private

Stop EA from going private

The company that currently owns The Sims, Electronic Arts, announced its agreement to go private and be acquired by an investor consortium composed of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners, alongside the private equity firm Silver Lake, in a $55 billion deal.

EA will "retain creative control" of its projects if controversial Saudi acquisition goes ahead, publisher states

Electronic Arts has told employees it'll retain full creative control in the event the acquisition of the publisher led by a partnership between the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and private equity groups goes ahead.

EA Promises Creative Freedom Amid £45 Billion ($55 Billion) Saudi-Backed Buyout

In the weeks following The Wall Street Journal's report that Electronic Arts (EA) was going private in a colossal £45 billion ($55 billion) buyout, the gaming world has been in uproar.A consortium of high-profile investors — including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), private equity giant Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, an investment firm run by Jared Kushner — has agreed to purchase 100% of EA.For one of the world's biggest game …