[The Exiled]

EA na papiru djeluje dobro, ali ovi lešinari budu ih iznutra opelješili za sve kaj mogu i od te firme na kraju možda ostane samo mrtvo slovo na papiru.

Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase have landed leading roles in the largest leveraged buyout ever, as Electronic Arts agreed to a $55bn sale to a consortium led by Silver Lake. Goldman is serving as adviser to EA, while JPMorgan is providing $20bn in debt financing and advising Silver Lake. Lveraged buyout (LBO) is the acquisition of a company using a significant proportion of borrowed money (leverage) to fund the acquisition with the remainder of the purchase price funded with private equity.

The assets of the acquired company are often used as collateral for the financing, along with any equity contributed by the acquiror. EA has eliminated more than 1,700 jobs since 2023 and warns that even deeper cuts could result if the acquisition is closed because of the massive debt financing involved, "which creates strong incentives for the acquiring firms to pursue further cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, offshoring, restructuring, or studio closures."