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Silver Lake names head of value creationMark Gillett will return to Silver Lake four years after leaving the firm to join Skype, where he was chief transformation officer and later chief development and chief operating officer.
- New Jersey to commit $200m to Silver Lake
New Jersey Division of Investment staff was impressed by Silver Lake’s ‘knowledge, ability and sourcing’ of technology-enabled deals.
- Silver Lake seals biggest post-Lehman buyout
Technology behemoth Microsoft has provided one of the biggest ever mezzanine loans to fund US buyout group Silver Lake’s record-breaking, $24bn buyout of Dell.
- TA teams with Updata in Australia deal
The US buyout firm plans to make a ‘significant investment’ in software firm the Nintex Group, alongside technology-focused growth equity firm Updata Partners.
- Thoma Bravo to take internet monitor private
The 30-year-old private equity firm will buy Keynote for $395m, with shareholders receiving 48% premium over Friday’s closing price.
- Dunedin backs £43m IT buyout
The mid-market firm’s takeover of Trustmarque, bought from UK-based LDC, comes as it nears a final close for its latest vehicle.
- Vintage beats target for tech secondaries fund
The Israeli fund of funds manager's successful $161m fundraising highlights the increasing interest from overseas in Israeli technology companies.
- Friday Letter: Skype - the deal that keeps delivering
A cursory trawl of our archives demonstrates just how intimately tied Skype has been to venture capital and private equity firms during its short lifetime, and how profitable it has been for those firms which took a punt on the business.
- Friday Letter Operational experts shine in PEI awards
Browsing through the winners of PEI’s 2011 awards, one thing becomes apparent: the winners are by and large firms with a demonstrable ability to operationally improve portfolio companies.
- Silver Lake seeks $7.5bn for next fund
A little more than a year after its blockbuster exit from Skype, Silver Lake has launched its fourth fund targeting $7.5bn.