About Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a private equity firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based in Menlo Park, United States. As of May 2026, Silver Lake is an active investor with a portfolio of 181 companies, comprising 181 funding rounds and 47 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 2 funding rounds and has made 1 acquisition. 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, 40 IPOs and 65 acquisitions including key companies like Tesla, Airbnb and DiDi. 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 66 people, including 20 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1999
Location
Menlo Park, United States
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Acquisition Deals
Silver Lake's Portfolio
Silver Lake has a portfolio of 181 companies. They have invested in a total of 181 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 | 8711 | ||
Nov 12, 2025 | Series E | 9552 | ||
Oct 25, 2024 | Series C | 1760 | ||
Mar 21, 2024 | Seed | 7918 | - |
Silver Lake has acquired 47 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 66 members including 20 Partners and 11 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 |
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Partner | Upperville | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Hong Kong | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - |
Co-investors of Silver Lake
Over the past 27 years, 144 investors have co-invested in Silver Lake's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Silver Lake: 144 investors entered a company along with Silver Lake. These include investors like BlackRock (4 companies).
Silver Lake News
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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 3 others
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Silver Lake Asks to Disregard Partnership Release with Nomura SecuritiesGlobeNewswire•Mar 06, 2026•Silver Lake
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Goldman Sachs raises its oil price projection for the end of 2026IDNFinancials•Feb 23, 2026•Goldman Sachs, Intel Capital, NewView Capital, Silver Lake and 1 other
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US Congress members seek 'thorough review' of EA's $55B sale amid labor concernsEngadget•Jan 24, 2026•Affinity Partners, Silver Lake, Public Investment Fund, Electronic Arts and 2 others
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TikTok Splits US Workforce as ByteDance Retains ControlMBW•Jan 14, 2026•TikTok, MGX, ByteDance, Silver Lake and 1 other
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US Investors look to finalise deals over TikTok U.S. transferTahawulTech.com•Jan 05, 2026•Silver Lake, MGX, Oracle, ByteDance
