Originally Posted by azarhal
They didn't have too. Riccitiello was CEO of EA when it happened and Riccitiello was one of Elevation Partners "creator". He pretty much made a deal with himself.

right. it was all part of the process.

Originally Posted by Gorath
The currency sign at the end is the normal way of writing money values in the German speaking countries.

this i am aware of

I think it's quite a difference to sell for (300M - Pandemic) to a private equity firm as opposed to selling to EA for almost 3 times that amount.

I have no idea what you are trying to say here

But I just remembered the English expression for all this. Its called "mincing words" and it sounds delicious!