11:13 AM EDT, 03/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- A JPMorgan Chase ( JPM )-led (JPM) group of Wall Street banks launched a sale of junk bonds totaling $8 billion to fund the leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts ( EA ) , Bloomberg reported, citing a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

The banks kicked off the sale of $5.5 billion of dollar and euro secured notes and $2.5 billion of dollar unsecured bonds, the report said.

JPMorgan ( JPM ) didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

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