Deal with The Sims and Madden NFL maker is biggest leveraged buyout attempt, another key move for Silver Lake

The rumored buyers of EA include investors like Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

The group of investors involved in the deal includes “private-equity firm Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Jared Kushner’s investment firm Affinity…

Investors will receive $210 per share, well above the stock's all-time high.