EA acquired VG Holding Corp for $775 million which owns both BioWare (Mass Effect, KOTOR) and Pandemic (Mercenaries, Battlefront, Destroy All Humans).

VG Holding bought controlling interest in BioWare and Pandemic in November, 2005 for $300 million.

IGN: EA Acquires VG Holding
New York Times, 2005: VG Holding Acquires BioWare and Pandemic