WSJ: video game giant EA nears roughly $50bn deal to go private

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curl-6 said:

As per Bloomberg's Jason Schreier:

My colleagues at Bloomberg report that the $20 billion debt in the EA deal is expected to be rated single-B — meaning it is considered a "junk" loan, or one that is high-risk and speculative, typically offering high interest rates. Which the new EA will have to pay
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social) 1 October 2025 at 05:10

So EA went from Electronic Arts to become Expensive Assets.