Question 1

What does Silver Lake do?

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Silver Lake is a private equity firm that makes large-scale investments in technology companies.

Question 2

In what sectors does Silver Lake operate?

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Silver Lake operates in Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Sports.

Question 3

How many companies has Silver Lake acquired?

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Silver Lake has made 18 acquisitions between 2006-2025, with a total disclosed deal value of $28.2B.

Question 4

How many acquisitions does Silver Lake make in a year?

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Over the last 5 years, Silver Lake has made about 1.2 acquisitions per year.

Question 5

What companies are owned by Silver Lake?

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Companies acquired by Silver Lake include Altera, Zuora, Software AG, Diamond Baseball Holdings, Facile.it, Grupo BC, Meilleurtaux.com, Silae, and 10 more.

Question 6

What are Silver Lake's major acquisitions?

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Silver Lake's largest acquisitions include Avaya ($8.2B, 2007), Sabre Corporation ($5.0B, 2006), Altera ($4.5B, 2025), BlackHawk Network ($3.5B, 2018).

Question 7

What is Silver Lake's largest acquisition?

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Silver Lake's largest disclosed acquisition is Avaya for $8.2B (2007).

Question 8

What was Silver Lake's first acquisition?

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Silver Lake's first recorded acquisition was Sabre Corporation in 2006 for $5.0B.

Question 9

What was Silver Lake's most recent acquisition?

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Silver Lake's most recent acquisition is Altera, announced April 2025 for $4.5B.

Question 10

What is the average deal size for Silver Lake acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for Silver Lake acquisitions is $2.8B.

Question 11

What is the median deal size for Silver Lake acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for Silver Lake acquisitions is $2.1B. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 12

How much has Silver Lake spent on acquisitions?

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Silver Lake has spent at least $28.2B across its disclosed acquisitions (of 18 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 13

Which sector has Silver Lake spent the most on?

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Silver Lake has committed the most disclosed capital to Software companies — about $16.8B across its deals in that sector.

Question 14

What sectors does Silver Lake usually acquire in?

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Silver Lake most frequently acquires companies in Software, Enterprise Software, Financial Services.

Question 15

In which sector has Silver Lake made the most acquisitions?

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Silver Lake has made the most acquisitions in the Software sector.

Question 16

In which year did Silver Lake make the most acquisitions?

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Silver Lake made the most acquisitions in 2018, with 3 deals.

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