#silverlakepartners — Public Fediverse posts

TikTok Strikes Deal to Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technology/tiktok-deal-oracle-bytedance-china-us.html

Video gamer #ElectronicArts to be acquired for $52.5B in #PrivateEquity buyout

#SilverLakePartners, #SaudiArabia’s sovereign wealth fund #PIF, & #AffinityPartners will pay #EA’s stockholders $210 per share. The companies value the deal at ~$55B, including debt. Affinity Partners is run by #Trump son-in-law, #JaredKushner.

After being taken private, formerly public companies typically often undergo extensive cost-cutting including #layoffs.

#VideoGames #tech #business
https://apnews.com/article/ea-electronic-arts-video-game-silver-lake-pif-d17dc7dd3412a990d2c0a6758aaa6900?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-29-Electronic+Arts

#JaredKushner’s private #equity firm & a group of large investors are in talks to buy out the #VideoGame company #ElectronicArts in what could be one of the largest such deals ever, acc/to 2 people briefed on the discussion.

Kushner’s firm, #AffinityPartners, along with other investors including the #SaudiSovereignWealthFund [#PIF] & #SilverLakePartners are in talks to take the publicly traded company #private.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/business/electronic-arts-buyout-jared-kushner.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Jared Kushner’s Firm Is Said to Be Part of $50 Billion Buyout of Electronic Arts - Mr. Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, is said to be in talks with the Sau... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/business/electronic-arts-buyout-jared-kushner.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #publicinvestmentfund(saudiarabia) #computerandvideogames #sovereignwealthfunds #silverlakepartners #electronicartsinc #affinitypartners #privateequity #kushnerjared #games

A reading guide to Reliance Jio, the most important tech company in the world - Over the past few months, COVID-19 has brought much of the fundraising community to a standstill. Ho... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/BcYNfoBqAYg/ #silverlakepartners #fundings&exits #venturecapital #privateequity #mukeshambani #extracrunch #reliancejio #facebook #finance #funding #telecom #india #asia #kkr

Airbnb Raises $1 Billion to Stockpile Cash in Pandemic - The home rental company raised new funding as its business has been roiled by the coronavirus. more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/technology/airbnb-coronavirus-valuation.html #hotelsandtravellodgings #layoffsandjobreductions #coronavirus(2019-ncov) #initialpublicofferings #travelandvacations #silverlakepartners #venturecapital #privateequity #cheskybrian #start-ups #airbnb

SoFi launches gig-focused ETF - SoFi is one of the leading fintech startups to emerge from San Francisco and breach the financial m... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/QSbc_TarwxA/ #federaltradecommission #exchangetradedfunds #silverlakepartners #venturecapital #capitalmarkets #investmentfund #michaelcagney #morganstanley #socialfinance #foundersfund #anthonynoto #stockmarket #gigeconomy #investment #indexfund #startups #softbank #banking #finance #fintech #etfs #sofi