Business · 26 July 2026

Saudi Arabia's fund gets EU approval to buy EA

The European Commission has given its approval for Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to acquire Electronic Arts, a deal valued at $55 billion. The EU regulator concluded the deal would not raise competition concerns, unlike Microsoft's Activision Blizzard takeover. However, US lawmakers and game developers still have "profound concern" about the deal.

By BriefTea Editorial · 26 July 2026 at 13:43

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