United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 19611
Electronic Arts
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16 July 2026
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3 September 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affi
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16 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the proposed acquisition of Electronic Arts by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and Affi
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3 September 2026
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The department has not assessed the impact of the acquisition or discussed it with the CMA. Responsibility for investigating the impact of mergers and acquisitions on competition falls to the Competition and Markets Authority to determine independently.Th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-16/19611
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1928587
- uk · wq-1928587 · source updated 3 September 2026