EA’s $55B sale is the largest leveraged buyout on record and represents a 25% premium on its October 26 close, as the $178B video game industry’s growth slows (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
EA's $55B sale is the largest leveraged buyout on record and represents a 25% premium on its October 26 close, as the $178B video game industry's growth slows  —  Electronic Arts Inc. agreed to sell to a group of private investors in a deal that values the company at $55 billion, the largest leveraged buyout on record.