{"id":1436754,"date":"2025-12-23T15:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ea-shareholders-approve-saudi-arabian-buyout-leaving-only-the-us-government-able-to-block-the-deal"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:04:59","slug":"ea-shareholders-approve-saudi-arabian-buyout-leaving-only-the-us-government-able-to-block-the-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ea-shareholders-approve-saudi-arabian-buyout-leaving-only-the-us-government-able-to-block-the-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"EA shareholders approve Saudi Arabian buyout, leaving only the US Government able to block the deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ea-shareholders-approve-saudi-arabian-buyout-leaving-only-the-us-government-able-to-block-the-deal.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>EA shareholders have approved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ea-privately-acquired-in-55bn-deal-by-group-of-investors-including-saudi-arabias-investment-fund-and-donald-trumps-son-in-law\">the proposed $55bn acquisition<\/a> of the video game giant by Saudi Arabia and private equity firms, leaving only the US government in the way of what would be the largest corporate buyout of all time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ea-shareholders-approve-saudi-arabian-buyout-leaving-only-the-us-government-able-to-block-the-deal\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ea-shareholders-approve-saudi-arabian-buyout-leaving-only-the-us-government-able-to-block-the-deal\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EA shareholders have approved the proposed $55bn acquisition of the video game giant by Saudi Arabia and private equity firms, leaving only the US government in the way of what would be the largest corporate buyout of all time. 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