Exclusive - Sources: Saudi sovereign wealth fund on track to receive European approval for acquisition of Electronic Arts

BRUSSELS, July 17 (Reuters) - A group of investors, including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, are on track to secure European Union approval for a $55 billion takeover of video game developer Electronic Arts under the bloc's rules, sources familiar with the matter said.

The deal, the largest debt-financed acquisition in history, was announced in September of last year by Saudi Arabia’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, and private equity firm Silver Lake.


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