# After Buying EA, Silver Lake and PIF Are Reportedly Now Seeking to Acquire Gaming Software Provider Unity

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/after-buying-ea-silver-lake-and-pif-are-reportedly-now-seeking-to-acquire-gaming-software-provider-unity/
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:15:46+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/after-buying-ea-silver-lake-and-pif-are-reportedly-now-seeking-to-acquire-gaming-software-provider-unity
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Silver Lake and PIF have reportedly discussed buying Unity.
- Talks are preliminary, with no deal assured.
- Unity shares rose nearly 15% after the report.

## Summary

Silver Lake Partners and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) have reportedly held talks about acquiring Unity, the company behind a widely used game engine and development tools. The discussions are preliminary, with no deal assured, but a purchase would extend the investors’ presence in the games industry after their recent acquisition of Electronic Arts.

The consortium discussed a valuation of about $25 billion before Unity’s latest earnings raised its market capitalisation to roughly $21.5 billion. Unity is consulting an investment bank about its options; Silver Lake already owns 8% and has invested $400 million. Unity’s tools are used in thousands of games and across sectors including automotive design and filmmaking, and its shares rose nearly 15% after the talks were reported, to $48.80.

## Coverage

- [IGN: After Buying EA, Silver Lake and PIF Are Reportedly Now Seeking to Acquire Gaming Software Provider Unity](https://www.ign.com/articles/after-buying-ea-silver-lake-and-pif-are-reportedly-now-seeking-to-acquire-gaming-software-provider-unity)
- [Eurogamer: After gobbling up EA, Saudi Arabia and private equity firm Silver Lake reportedly looking to buy Unity](https://www.eurogamer.net/unity-game-engine-saudi-arabia-silver-lake)
- [VGC: Saudi Arabia’s PIF and investment firm Silver Lake have reportedly been in talks to buy Unity](https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/saudi-arabias-pif-and-investment-firm-silver-lake-have-reportedly-been-in-talks-to-buy-unity/)

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