Electronic Arts agreeing to a $55 billion deal to go private. A move that could mark the largest leverage buyout in history. For more, we'll bring in Jason Basin, the managing director over at City.Jason, always good to see you, my friends. All right, so EA going private, $55 billion deal, Saudi private investment fund, Silver Lake, Affinity Partners. I I guess my first question, Jason, I'm curious what you think they could do privately.What financial and strategic moves can they make, Jason. privately that ...

Shares of Electronic Arts jumped 15% on Friday following a report that the video game company is nearing a roughly $50 billion deal to go private. The deal would likely be the largest leverage buyout of all time, according to the Wall Street Journal. Investors including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and Silver Lake could announce the deal as soon as next week, the report said.This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates. ...