Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia's PIF Eye Unity Takeover

MarketScreener · Alexandra Marill · 2026-11-06 10:11 UTC

The U.S. private equity firm and its investment partner the Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF, reportedly made an offer to take software publisher Unity private, according to Reuters. The buyout is...

A consortium made of Silver Lake Partners and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF reportedly approached Unity, a 3D application and video game software publisher, in recent weeks for an acquisition valued at around $25bn. Unity, which has just published quarterly results beating estimates, is said to be working with an investment bank to evaluate its options.

The valuation is said to have been discussed before the publication of Unity's latest results, which brought its market capitalization to approximately $21.5 bn. Its stock rose 4% yesterday after the closing bell. No deal was yet closed at this stage, and the project could still change.

Unity specializes in software used to create video games and 3D applications. If the company is taken private, it would be one of the largest buyouts in this sector.

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