Electronic Arts Set to Close $55 Billion Go-Private Deal Next Week
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"Electronic Arts Set to Close $55 Billion Go-Private Deal Next Week" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include kotaku.com, Wccftech, The Hill and Reuters. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (7)
- EA acquisition set to close on August 4 following approval from required regulatory bodies GamesIndustry.biz · 3h ago
- Electronic Arts Says It'll Be A Private Company Next Week Engadget · 17h ago
- EA Says Its $55 Billion Sale To Saudi Arabia And Private Equity Will Go Through Next Week kotaku.com · 17h ago
- Electronic Arts Returns to Private Hands After 37 years as the PIF-led Consortium Wins All Regulatory Approvals and Readies Closing Wccftech · 17h ago
- It’s bigger than gaming: Why the FTC shouldn’t rubber-stamp the EA buyout The Hill · 17h ago
- Saudi PIF's $55 billion EA deal gets EU approval under subsidy rules Reuters · 17h ago
- Electronic Arts Set to Close $55 Billion Go-Private Deal Next Week Variety · 17h ago
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