# Exclusive-Silver Lake, PIF have held recent talks to buy gaming software provider Unity, sources say

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/exclusive-silver-lake-pif-have-held-recent-talks-to-buy-gaming-software-provider-unity-sources-say/
- Published: 2026-11-05T23:02:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:54:49+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/exclusive-silver-lake-pif-have-held-recent-talks-buy-gaming-software-provider-unity-sources-say-6529221
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Unity is in takeover talks with Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s PIF.
- The consortium discussed a valuation of about $25 billion.
- Unity’s latest quarterly revenue rose 32 per cent to $622.1 million.

## Summary

Unity has held recent takeover talks with a consortium including Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), as major investors continue to consolidate their gaming interests. A deal would take private one of the world’s largest providers of tools for making games and other interactive 3D applications, and could rank among the software sector’s biggest leveraged buyouts in recent years.

The consortium discussed a valuation of about $25 billion before Unity’s latest results put its market value at roughly $21.5 billion. Unity reported revenue up 32 per cent to $622.1 million and adjusted earnings of 44 cents per share, with growth in advertising and game-development businesses. No deal is certain, and terms could change; Silver Lake owns about 8 per cent of Unity, and its director Egon Durban would typically recuse himself from sale deliberations.

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