M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-09-29 |
| Target | Electronic Arts |
| Sector | Digital Media |
| Buyer(s) |
Affinity Partners
Silver Lake PIF |
| Deal Type | Going Private |
| Deal Value | 55.0B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Goldman Sachs (Financial) Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| PE ASSETS | 3.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Affinity Partners is a global investment firm focused on partnering with companies at all stages of development. The Firm does not have any stated sector interests, but has a preference for tech-enabled services, software, and IT companies. Affinity Partners was formed in 2021 and is based in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Going Private M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: California M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 104.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Silver Lake is a mega-sized private equity firm focused on a broad range of growth investments in and acquisitions of technology companies. Silver Lake is subdivided into several investing groups including Silver Lake Partners, Silver Lake Sumeru, Silver Lake Waterman, Silver Lake Alpine, and Silver Lake Kraftwerk. Silver Lake Partners pursues large-scale private investments in companies within the technology, tech-enabled and related growth industries. Silver Lake Sumeru invests in middle market technology companies with established business models and attractive growth prospects where there is an opportunity to create value through operational transformation. Silver Lake Waterman provides growth capital to later-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries, offering flexible solutions to finance expansion and acquisitions. Silver Lake Alpine is Silver Lake's debt and credit investing arm. Silver Lake Kraftwerk provides growth capital to technology and tech-enabled businesses driving efficiency across the operations, energy, and resources industries. Silver Lake Partners was formed in 1999 is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 136 of 136 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Going Private M&A Deals | 17 of 17 |
| State: California M&A | 37 of 37 |
| Country: United States M&A | 96 of 96 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 30 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 |
Klarna
Stockholm, Sweden Klarna offers safe and easy-to-use payment solutions to e-stores in Europe with the ambition to make e-commerce safer, simpler and more fun. At the core of Klarna's services is the concept of after delivery payment, which lets buyers receive ordered goods before any payment is due. At the same time, Klarna assumes all credit and fraud risk for e-stores so that sellers can rest assured that they will always receive their money. Klarna was founded in 2005 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden. |
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PIF is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. The Fund has contributed to the establishment of numerous Saudi Arabian companies, supporting innovation, diversification and non-oil sector development in the Kingdom. PIF was founded in 1971 and is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 3 |
| Sector: Digital Media M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Going Private M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: California M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-04 |
Rocco Forte Hotels
London, United Kingdom Rocco Forte Hotels is an international group of 10 high-end hotels and a luxury resort. The hotels are all located in some of the most visited cities in Italy, Germany, Belgium, and Russia. Rocco Forte Hotels was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom. |
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