Software & SaaS

SolarWinds (Silver Lake co-invest)

Silver Lake co-invested with Thoma Bravo in the $4.5B take-private of SolarWinds in 2016. Silver Lake sold its stake after SolarWinds re-IPO'd in 2018. Both firms faced scrutiny after the 2020 Orion supply-chain hack compromised U.S. government systems.

FOUNDED
1999
ACQUIRED
Silver Lake, 2016, $4.5B (with Thoma Bravo)

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1999

SolarWinds (Silver Lake co-invest) founded

2016

Acquired by Silver Lake for $4.5B (with Thoma Bravo)

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