EU clearance decision in Saudi PIF's Electronic Arts deal released by watchdog
( September 11, 2026, 13:21 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission has issued the public version of an earlier decision to approve plans by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to take over video game maker Electronic Arts. In July, the watchdog said the deal posed no antitrust threat, finding that the merged entitry would lack the ability and incentive to foreclose rivals of Electronic Arts' video games.The public version of the decision is attached. Case reference is M.12213....
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