EA Agrees to Largest Leveraged Buyout in History
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🗓️ 29 September 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Electronic Arts’ agreement to be sold in a record-breaking leveraged buyout. Plus, Huawei plans to ramp up production of its most advanced AI chips in a bid to take market share from Nvidia. And Peloton is preparing to launch new AI software in its latest bid to revive the struggling fitness firm.
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