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Overview
Silver Lake is one of the most prominent technology investors in the world. Silver Lake is a U.S.-based private equity firm that focuses on technology and technology-enabled investments. Silver Lake manages an AUM of $101B and raised a $20B private equity fund in 2021.
Silver Lake invests using four different investment strategies: Silver Lake Partners, Silver Lake Long Term Capital, Silver Lake Alpine and Silver Lake Waterman.
Remember that in order to craft a great answer to the common question "Why this Firm?", it's your responsibility to read articles and speak with employees. If you are interviewing with Silver Lake, you should make sure you know:
1 deal that the investment team you are recruiting with has done
1 person at the firm (ideally someone who would have influence over your recruiting process)
1 business model-specific detail to mention
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Selected Transaction
Silver Lake agreed to acquire baseball team management firm Diamond Baseball. Silver Lake is looking to capitalize on increasing demand for Minor League Baseball content.
Transaction Description: Silver Lake Management, L.L.C. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Diamond Baseball Holdings, LLC from Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EDR). As part of the deal, Silver Lake will acquire ten MLB Professional Development League clubs
Transaction Date: Announced August 2022
Transaction Value: $280mm, all cash
Fact Sheet
Company Name: Silver Lake
Description: Silver Lake is an American global private equity firm focused on investments in technology, technology-enabled and related industries
Firm Category: Private Equity / Upper Middle Market
Status: Silver Lake is a privately held company
Founded: 1999
Assets Under Management: $101B
Flagship Fund Size: SLP VI ($20B raised in 2021)
Co-CEOs: Egon Durban, Greg Mondre
Headquarters: Menlo Park, USA
Resources
Based on the H1B Database, the average base salary for an Analyst at Silver Lake is $80k - $110k.