On the record · Investment firm

Silver Lake

Global technology-focused PE firm with $100B+ AUM. Specializes in large-cap tech buyouts and growth investments

Research depth

Transactions sourced

At least one recorded transaction has a public source.

Record updated Sept. 27, 2026

Current ownership

Current owner not established

This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.

Ownership and transaction history

Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.

March 12, 2018

Oak View Group / Silver Lake

Minority investment · Completed · Recorded transaction

June 28, 2023

Silver Lake and CPP Investments acquire Qualtrics

Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction

March 24, 2025

Silver Lake acquires Endeavor Group Holdings

Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction

Sept. 15, 2025

Altera Corporation / Silver Lake

Leveraged buyout · Completed · Recorded transaction

April 14, 2010

Mercury Payment Systems / Silver Lake

Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction

May 4, 2010

Interactive Data Corporation / Silver Lake, Warburg Pincus

Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction

Aug. 5, 2015

Motorola Solutions / Silver Lake

Minority investment · Announced · Recorded transaction

Aug. 13, 2018

Quorum Software / Thoma Bravo, LLC

Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction

June 22, 2021

Splunk Inc. / Silver Lake

Minority investment · Announced · Recorded transaction

Date not recorded

Credit Karma / Silver Lake

Minority investment · Completed · Recorded transaction

Sources and evidence

Recorded transaction sources

These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.

  1. R1
    Oak View Group Announces Strategic Investment from Silver Lake

    Silver Lake · Company announcement · March 12, 2018

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  2. R2
    Silver Lake and CPP Investments Complete Acquisition of Qualtrics

    Qualtrics · Company announcement · June 28, 2023

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  3. R3
    Endeavor Announces Completion of Acquisition by Silver Lake

    Silver Lake · Company announcement · March 24, 2025

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  4. R4
    Altera Closes Silver Lake Investment to Become World’s Largest Pure-play FPGA Solutions Provider

    Silver Lake · Company announcement · Sept. 15, 2025

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  5. R5
    Mercury Payment Systems Attracts Strategic Growth Investment from Silver Lake

    Silver Lake · Company announcement · April 14, 2010

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  6. R7
    Motorola Solutions Announces Strategic Partnership and $1 Billion Investment by Silver Lake

    Silver Lake · Company announcement · Aug. 5, 2015

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  7. R8
    Thoma Bravo to Acquire Quorum Software

    Quorum Software · Company announcement · Aug. 13, 2018

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  8. R9
    Splunk Announces $1 Billion Investment from Silver Lake

    Silver Lake · Company announcement · June 22, 2021

    Supports: Recorded transaction

  9. R10
    Silver Lake acquires $500 Million Secondary Stake in Credit Karma | Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE)

    Susquehanna Growth Equity · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 26, 2026

    Supports: Recorded transaction

What we do not know

These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.

  • The organization's operating status has not been researched.
  • No current public ownership assessment has been published.

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