About Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a private equity firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based in Menlo Park, United States. As of Oct 2026, Silver Lake is an active investor with a portfolio of 182 companies, comprising 182 funding rounds and 46 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 3 funding rounds. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and China. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer. Its latest investment was a $***** Series D round in Waymo on Feb 01, 2026 which also saw participation from Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global and other investors.
Overall Silver Lake portfolio has seen 29 unicorns, 39 IPOs and 66 acquisitions including key companies like Airbnb, DiDi and SoFi. A lot of funds co-invest with Silver Lake, with names like BlackRock sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Silver Lake has a team of 58 people, including 25 partners.
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Founded Year
1999
Location
Menlo Park, United States
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Acquisition Deals
Silver Lake's Portfolio
Silver Lake has a portfolio of 182 companies. They have invested in a total of 182 companies. Their most recent investment was in Waymo (Series D round) on Feb 01, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Silver Lake:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 01, 2026 | Series D | 8771 | ||
Nov 24, 2025 | Series B | 8654 | ||
Nov 12, 2025 | Series E | 3150 | ||
Oct 25, 2024 | Series C | 8502 |
Silver Lake has acquired 46 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Electronic Arts on Sep 29, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Silver Lake:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Sep 29, 2025 | Developer of interactive entertainment software, games, and online content | - | 1982 | |
Apr 14, 2025 | Provider of programmable solutions including FPGAs, CPLDs, intellectual property and development tools | - | 1983 | |
Oct 17, 2024 | Cloud-based invoice and subscription management solutions for businesses | $243M | 2007 | |
Apr 02, 2024 | Global sports and entertainment powerhouse representing talent, creating content, and managing events | $1.25B | 1898 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Silver Lake:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2021
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2018
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and China
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Silver Lake
Silver Lake has a team of 58 members including 25 Partners and 10 Principals located in United States, United Kingdom and 1 more location. Silver Lake's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Silver Lake:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Upperville | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Hong Kong | - | - | |
Partner | Menlo Park | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - |
Co-investors of Silver Lake
Over the past 27 years, 150 investors have co-invested in Silver Lake's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Silver Lake: 150 investors entered a company along with Silver Lake. These include investors like BlackRock (4 companies).
Silver Lake News
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Endeavor, Silver Lake Sue To Block Appraisal ClaimsLaw360•Sep 22, 2026•Silver Lake, Endeavor Capital
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Silver Lake in talks to acquire Workday in potential $43B dealCryptocurrency•Aug 14, 2026•Silver Lake, Workday, Kainos, Saab and 4 others
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Oak-Eagle AcquireCo, Inc. Announces Final Results of Tender Offers and Consent Solicitations for Electronic Arts Inc. NotesPR Newswire•Aug 05, 2026•Electronic Arts, Silver Lake, Public Investment Fund, Affinity Partners and 3 others
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EU Approves Saudi Sovereign Fund's $55 Billion Acquisition of Video Game Giant Electronic ArtsLa Libre•Jul 23, 2026•Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, Electronic Arts, Public Investment Fund
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Ant International eyes $1B capital raise from Silver Lake, General Atlantic - reportSeeking Alpha•Jun 10, 2026•Ant International, Silver Lake, General Atlantic
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Fears about AI and war sink private equity acquisitionsExpansion•Apr 06, 2026•Silver Lake, Electronic Arts
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IRDAI Approves Allianz Jio Reinsurance and Kiwi General InsurancePunekar News•Mar 11, 2026•Kiwi Insurance, Allianz, Jio, Silver Lake and 1 other
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Silver Lake Asks to Disregard Partnership Release with Nomura SecuritiesGlobeNewswire•Mar 06, 2026•Silver Lake
