Business & Commerce

#52026M12213EU merger notice for PIF’s planned acquisition of Electronic Arts

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The European Commission is reviewing a proposed deal in which Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, through Oak-Eagle AcquireCo, would take full control of Electronic Arts by buying shares. The notice opens a short window for competitors, customers, and other interested parties to submit comments. Observations must reach the Commission within 10 days of publication and should reference case M.12213 – PIF / ELECTRONIC ARTS.

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Key Changes

  • The Commission has been notified of PIF’s planned acquisition of full control over Electronic Arts.
  • The deal may fall under EU merger control rules, subject to the Commission’s final view.
  • Interested third parties have 10 days from publication to submit observations.

Obligations

What this law requires

medium

Interested third parties submitting observations on the proposed concentration must ensure their observations reach the European Commission no later than 10 days after the publication date of the notice.

Interested third parties submitting observations
reporting
low

Interested third parties submitting observations must specify the reference “M.12213 – PIF / ELECTRONIC ARTS” in their submission.

Interested third parties submitting observations
disclosure

Affected Parties

Electronic ArtsPublic Investment Fund+2 more…

Tags

EU merger control,Electronic Arts,Public Investment Fund…