{
  "id": 145971,
  "title": "EA is now a private company",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/ea-is-now-a-private-company",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-04T20:18:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/games/974736/ea-private-company-deal-closed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Electronic Arts has officially become a private company. Last September, EA announced that an investor group led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners would be taking the company private in a $55 billion deal, and on Tuesday, EA said the deal successfully closed. The PIF will reportedly own 93.4 […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}