{"id":161737,"date":"2025-09-29T21:24:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saudi-pif-leads-55bn-takeover-of-electronic-arts-in-worlds-biggest-gaming-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T21:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:41:21","slug":"saudi-pif-leads-55bn-takeover-of-electronic-arts-in-worlds-biggest-gaming-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/saudi-pif-leads-55bn-takeover-of-electronic-arts-in-worlds-biggest-gaming-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi PIF leads $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts in world\u2019s biggest gaming deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/EA-Saudi-PIF-1000x667-1.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\">&#013;<br \/>\nSaudi Arabia\u2019s PIF is leading a $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts with Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, marking the world\u2019s biggest gaming deal&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : arabianbusiness.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabianbusiness.com\/industries\/media\/saudi-pif-55bn-takeover-of-electronic-arts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi PIF leads bn takeover of Electronic Arts in world\u2019s biggest gaming deal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Saudi Arabia\u2019s PIF is leading a $55bn takeover of Electronic Arts with Silver Lake 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