Sources: EA is nearing a deal to go private in a leveraged buyout valuing EA at ~$50B; investors include Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s PIF; EA jumps 13%+ (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: EA is nearing a deal to go private in a leveraged buyout valuing EA at ~$50B; investors include Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's PIF; EA jumps 13%+  —  Investors including Silver Lake eyeing deal that would likely be the largest leveraged buyout ever