Silver Lake

Overview

Silver Lake is a US technology-focused private equity firm founded in 1999 by Jim Davidson, David Roux, Glenn Hutchins and Roger McNamee, headquartered in Menlo Park, California, that invests in large-scale technology companies across software, semiconductors, financial technology and technology-enabled services globally.
What it is

Silver Lake was founded in 1999 by Jim Davidson, David Roux, Glenn Hutchins, Roger McNamee and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It focuses exclusively on large-scale technology investment across software, semiconductors, financial technology and technology-enabled services, and manages capital on behalf of institutional and sovereign investors globally.
DACH relevance and Startuprad.io coverage

Silver Lake is one of the defining large-scale technology private equity firms and a recurring investor in European technology at growth stage. It participated in the Flix Series G growth round of more than $650 million at a valuation above $3 billion in June 2021, alongside General Atlantic, Permira, TCV, HV Capital, BlackRock, Baillie Gifford and Canyon Partners — the round that positioned Flix as a globally scaled European mobility company ahead of its Greyhound Lines acquisition.
Public source context

Public information on Silver Lake used for this record is drawn from its official https://www.silverlake.com , its https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake_(investment_firm) and https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2445988 , and public reporting on the Flix Series G growth round of June 2021.

Startuprad.io coverage of Silver Lake

Silver Lake appears in the following Startuprad.io interviews, news and analysis.

Niklas Zennström and Germany: The Swedish VC Patriarch Whose Most Painful Bet Was Bavarian
Published: 26 June 2026
Last updated: 30 August 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
https://www.startuprad.io/post/niklas-zennström-and-germany-the-swedish-vc-patriarch-whose-most-painful-bet-was-bavarian

Startup News Germany (and DACH) — April 2023
Published: 15 March 2026
Last updated: 7 September 2026
Coverage type: News
https://www.startuprad.io/post/this-month-in-german-swiss-and-austrian-gsa-startups-april-2023-episode-380

Meet the German Entrepreneur of the Year — Co-Founder of Flix, which now owns Greyhound #GSA22
Published: 14 December 2022
Last updated: 30 August 2026
Coverage type: Interview
https://www.startuprad.io/post/meet-the-german-entrepreneur-of-the-year-co-founder-of-flix-which-now-owns-greyhound-gsa22

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