Silver Lake

Silver Lake is a global private equity firm, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in technology investing, focusing on large-scale buyout and growth capital investments in leading technology companies and tech-enabled businesses. The firm's strategy involves partnering with world-class management teams to drive growth and operational improvement in its portfolio companies. Silver Lake invests across various technology sectors, including software, TMT, media, B2C, energy, financial services, healthcare, and SaaS. It typically invests between $200 million to $1 billion per company, with a minimum enterprise value of $500 million. The firm manages multiple funds, with its latest flagship fund, Silver Lake Partners VI, raised in 2020 with a target to invest in 15 to 25 companies.