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EA agrees to US$55 billion sale in largest leveraged buyout on record

The video-game maker is selling to a consortium that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and a fund founded by US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law

Earlier this year, Electronic Arts cut hundreds of jobs, its third mass layoff since 2023.

Electronic Arts buyout talk highlights video game struggles as growth slows

Observers worry the move suggests EA executives are looking for an exit because of concerns about the future of the video-game industry

ByteDance will own less than 20 per cent while TikTok US will be controlled by a mix of its existing US and global firms as well as a significant number of new investors who have no affiliation with ByteDance, a White House official said.

Trump team says TikTok deal nears, with Oracle, Silver Lake among investors

[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump this week will declare that a deal to divest TikTok‘s US operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet requirements set out in a 2024 law, a White House off...

Airbnb's new US$1b investment comes at lower valuation: sources

Airbnb's new US$1b investment comes at lower valuation: sources

[BENGALURU] Airbnb Inc's new US$1 billion investment from private equity firms Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners has terms that imply a reduced valuation of the home rental company, people familia...

Klarna raises US$650m from Silver Lake-led investor group

Klarna raises US$650m from Silver Lake-led investor group

[STOCKHOLM] Payment provider Klarna Bank said on Tuesday it has raised US$650 million at a valuation of US$10.65 billion from investors led by Silver Lake, as the Swedish company seeks to compete with...

India's Reliance to sell US$750m stake in unit to Silver Lake, on track to cut debt

India's Reliance to sell US$750m stake in unit to Silver Lake, on track to cut debt

[NEW DELHI] India's Reliance Industries said on Monday private equity firm Silver Lake will invest nearly US$750 million in its digital arm, days after securing a US$5.7 billion investment from Facebo...

India's Reliance to sell US$750m stake in digital unit to Silver Lake

India's Reliance to sell US$750m stake in digital unit to Silver Lake

Deal adds to flurry of fund-raising activity announced by conglomerate in recent weeks, with plans to eliminate US$21.4b of net debt by year-end

Silver Lake invests another 45.5 billion rupees in Reliance's Jio

Silver Lake invests another 45.5 billion rupees in Reliance's Jio

[MUMBAI] A group led by Silver Lake Partners agreed to invest another 45.5 billion Indian rupees (S$839.8 million) in Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' digital arm, in the latest vote of confid...

Ant's IPO bonanza for Silver Lake, Warburg, Carlyle

Ant's IPO bonanza for Silver Lake, Warburg, Carlyle

[HONG KONG] A raft of US private equity firms backed by the country's largest endowment and pension funds stands to reap big gains from Ant Group's highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO), ev...

Silver Lake invests in Indian startup Byju's at US$10.8b valuation

Silver Lake invests in Indian startup Byju's at US$10.8b valuation

[MUMBAI] Private equity giant Silver Lake led a US$500 million funding round for Byju's that valued the Indian online education platform at around US$10.8 billion, a person familiar with the matter sa...