A consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has completed the $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts, delisting the company from Nasdaq with shareholders receiving $210 per share. The leveraged buyout, financed in part by $20 billion reportedly borrowed from JPMorgan, is expected to push EA toward its core sports and established franchises amid heavy debt.
Analysts told CNBC last year that the debt burden will see EA consolidate around its safest franchises, such as The Sims, Battlefield, and sports titles, rather than experiment with new IPs.
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Instead, it will likely see leadership entrench themselves in the titles they think have the largest revenue potential, even if those also carry the largest risk.
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