{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6478a825654260001190a7cb/68dc22b17be17a7f0112f5b9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The largest leveraged buyout in history?","description":"<p>Electronic Arts, a publicly traded company, was just purchased for $55bn by a consortium of investors led by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. The investors included the Saudis and Silver Lake Partners, one of the smartest players in private equity. Today on the show, Robert Armstrong speaks with US finance editor <a href=\"mailto:james.fontanella@ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">James Fontanella-Khan</a> and US deals correspondent Oliver Barnes about the dollars behind the deal. Also, they go long and short a new wave of M&amp;A.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at <a href=\"mailto:unhedged@ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">unhedged@ft.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/0640aa3a-6e06-4019-8879-87bc69fd8f66\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times & Pushkin Industries"}