Silver Lake Partners

Silver Lake Partners is a global private equity firm that pioneered large-scale technology investing in private equity, focusing exclusively on technology, technology-enabled services, and related growth businesses across North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm invests across multiple strategies including large-cap technology buyouts, structured equity and credit, and growth capital, with typical equity investment sizes ranging from $100 million to $5 billion depending on strategy and transaction structure. Sector coverage encompasses enterprise software and SaaS, internet and e-commerce, financial technology, health and learning technology, content and entertainment, and technology-enabled services. Transaction types include leveraged buyouts, take-private transactions, structured equity investments, growth capital financings, corporate carve-outs, and recapitalizations, with majority control as standard for large-cap investments and flexible structures for credit and growth strategies. Notable portfolio investments have included Dell Technologies, Skype, Motorola Solutions, Waymo, and Klarna. Founded in 1999, the firm is headquartered in New York, New York, and Menlo Park, California, United States.