Silver Lake

Private Equity Est. 1999
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≈USD 126B
Firm FUM
Assets under management, stated by Silver Lake website, 2026 · source
Type
Private Equity
HQ
Menlo Park, CA, United States
Founded
1999
Last fundraise
2024 (USD 20.5B)

About

Silver Lake is a global technology investment firm, with more than $90 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital and a team of professionals based in North America, Europe and Asia. Silver Lake's portfolio companies collectively generate more than $243 billion of revenue annually and employ more than 586,000 people globally.

Strategies

Buyout
Growth Equity

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 50M - USD 500M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States Hong Kong United Kingdom
Coverage
Global
Regions
North America Asia Europe

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Menlo Park, CA, United States
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Office Presence
3 countries
United States Hong Kong United Kingdom
7 known offices
Menlo Park, CA, United States (HQ)
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
England, United Kingdom
New York, NY, United States
Cupertino, CA, United States
San Francisco, CA, United States
Palm Beach, FL, United States

Fundraising

Silver Lake Partners VII
May 8, 2024
USD 20.5B
source
Silver Lake Partners VI
Jan 13, 2021
USD 20B
source
Silver Lake Partners IV
Apr 18, 2013
USD 10.3B
source
Silver Lake Alpine I
2019
USD 2.5B
source
Silver Lake Partners V
2017
USD 15B
source
Silver Lake Kraftwerk Fund
2013
USD 720M
source
Silver Lake Sumeru Fund
2008
USD 1.1B
source
Silver Lake Partners III
2007
USD 9.6B
source

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
1
Most common deal types
Unknown (1)
Deals by domain
Credit 1
Recent tracked deals
Services
Credit

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