NEWS

Below please find some of the most recent news on Silver Lake and our portfolio companies. For announcements regarding our portfolio company investments please see the links to the left.

Avaya Completes Acquisition of Nortel Enterprise Solutions
December 18, 2009

Silver Lake and Investor Group Acquire Majority Stake in Skype
September 1, 2009

Avago Technologies Limited Prices Initial Public Offering
August 5, 2009

Power-One Announces Close of $60 Million Investment from Silver Lake Sumeru
May 8, 2009

Five Questions with Ajay Shah
Buyouts, March 30, 2009

After the panic of '08
Fortune, March 16, 2009

Silver Lake Sumeru Welcomes Didier Bench as an Advisor
March 3, 2009

A formula for stimulus with staying power
Fortune, January 9, 2009

Kevin Kennedy to Join Avaya Inc. as President and Chief Executive Officer
October 30, 2008

Silver Lake Welcomes Hidetaka Fukuda as a Special Advisor
October 19, 2008

Silver Lake Sumeru Final Closing
May 6, 2008

Silver Lake Welcomes Miles Flint as a Senior Advisor
May 5, 2008

Audio Visual Innovations and Signal Perfection, Ltd. Announce Completion of Merger
April 17, 2008

Eric Chen has joined Silver Lake as a Managing Director
March 31, 2008

John Brennan joins Silver Lake Sumeru as Managing Director
March 13, 2008

Intelsat Announces Completion of Acquisition by Serafina Holdings
February 4, 2008

CalPERS Acquires Minority Stake in Silver Lake
January 9, 2008

Charles Giancarlo to join Silver Lake as a Managing Director
December 20, 2007

NetScout Completes Acquisition of Network General; Combining the best of nGenius and Sniffer technologies, to provide superior customer value
November 1, 2007

Silver Lake Sumeru Acquires Majority Stake In Mobile Messenger
October 8, 2007

NetScout Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Network General
September 20, 2007

Silver Lake's New Four Amigos
Dealmaker, September 1, 2007

Thomson’s Broadband Telephony Platform Grows by 50% in Six Months to Secure Worldwide Leadership
June 11, 2007

SunGard Acquires Aspiren
June 6, 2007

Gartner Accepting Nominations for the Fifth Annual CRM Excellence Award
June 6, 2007

Sabre Holdings Acquires E-site Marketing to Build on Comprehensive Hospitality Offerings
June 5, 2007

Avago Technologies Introduces Industry’s Thinnest Optical Mouse Sensor With Integrated LED Bundle and Trim Lens
June 5, 2007

Serena Software Named to SD Times 100 for Fifth Consecutive Year
June 4, 2007

Flextronics to Acquire Solectron
June 4, 2007

NXP Launches 802.11n Module to Boost Wireless Home Connectivity
June 4, 2007

Gartner Announces Inaugural Identity & Access Management Summit
May 31, 2007

New Global Study Shows Sabre Saves Customers an Average of Nearly 20 Percent Per Ticket
May 30, 2007

Thomson Reaches Milestone of One Million MPEG-4 HD and MPEG-4 HD DVR Receivers Shipped to US Satellite Operator, DIRECTV
May 29, 2007

SIRIUS selects NXP Semiconductors for satellite TV service
May 22, 2007

Avago Technologies Introduces High-Brightness Warm White Through-Hole LEDs for Solid-State Lighting and Illumination Applications
May 22, 2007

IPC Unveils New Name for Public Safety Division
May 16, 2007

Seagate Prototype Featured in Microsoft Demo of Windows Rally
May 15, 2007

DSP Group and NXP Semiconductors Announce Combination of Cordless & Voice over IP Terminals businesses
May 14, 2007

Serena Software Ships First Portfolio Management Solution to Integrate Software Development Data With Business Metrics
May 14, 2007

SAP and SunGard to Collaborate: First Offering is Asset Liability Management Solution on Integrated Platform
May 14, 2007

Silver Lake has formed a Credit Business
May 10, 2007

SunGard Joins World Business Council for Sustainable Development
May 10, 2007

IPC Launches Digital Domestic Voice Services in Japan
May 9, 2007

Avago Technologies Announces Industry’s First Half-Watt Power LEDs for Interior/Exterior Lighting and Backlighting Applications
May 8, 2007

Avago Technologies Announces Industry’s Thinnest Leadframe ChipLEDs for Automotive, Electronic Sign and Industrial Applications
May 7, 2007

Sabre Launches Integrated Suite to Facilitate Touchless Reservation Processing for Corporate Market
May 7, 2007

Network General Delivers Simplified Management of Cisco IOS NetFlow Data Driving Higher User Adoption
May 7, 2007

Network General Ups the Ante in Application Performance Analysis
May 7, 2007

Sabre Travel Network gives agents an online hotel booking tool for their corporate customers
April 27, 2007

SunGard Acquires Finetix
April 25, 2007

NBC Selects Grass Valley’s EDIUS Editing System from Thomson for News Production
April 24, 2007

SunGard Acquires Energy Softworx for Fuels Management
April 23, 2007

SunGard Aligns Financial Systems Businesses By Industry Sector
April 17, 2007

Thomson’s Grass Valley Digital News Production Solutions Are The Worldwide Choice for the Move to HD News
April 16, 2007

Thomson Delivers Transmitters for technology company QUALCOMM’s MediaFLO USA Rollout
April 16, 2007

Gartner Announces Winner of 2007 High Performance Workplace Excellence Award
April 12, 2007

Serena Software Bundles Application Simulation Tool with Requirements Management Solution
April 10, 2007

Seagate Introduces New Data Recovery Software Solution as a Cost Effective Alternative to In-Lab Logical Recoveries
April 10, 2007

Thomson’s SmartVision Platform manages world’s largest number of subscribers, according to analyst MRG Co’s latest report
April 4, 2007

Premera Blue Cross Deploys Serena Software to Centralize Software Changes and Cruise Through Audit Requirements
April 3, 2007

Flextronics Unveils G700 Quad Core Intel® Processor-Based Platform
April 3, 2007

Avago Technologies Acquires Fiber Business from Infineon
April 2, 2007

Silver Lake and TPG Complete Acquisition of Sabre Holdings
March 30, 2007

Silver Lake and TPG Complete Acquisition of Sabre Holdings
March 30, 2007

IPC Announces Agreement to Acquire WestCom Corporation
March 28, 2007

NXP Introduces New Range of Set-Top Box Solutions at Groundbreaking Mass Market Price Points
March 28, 2007

Network General Announces Advanced Operational Support (AOS), a Personalized Customer Support & Service Program Service Provides Customers with "Always On" Personalized Support
March 27, 2007

Avago Technologies Introduces Industry’s First High-Brightness Tri-color Surface Mount LEDs for Indoor and Outdoor Color Signs
March 27, 2007

SunGard Launches MiFID Hub Solution to Help Meet Increased Recordkeeping Requirements of MiFID
March 26, 2007

NXP and TAGSYS enable pharmaceutical companies to combat drug counterfeiting using RFID
March 26, 2007

IPC Launches Domestic Service in China
March 26, 2007

Verigy Celebrates Major Milestone in Outsourced Manufacturing Transition: 100th Verigy V5000 Memory Test System Shipped from Flextronics China
March 22, 2007

NXP delivers ultra-thin EMI filters with highest integrated ESD protection
March 21, 2007

Thomson to Unveil NexGuard™ for Microsoft Windows Media® Video 9 at NAB 2007
March 20, 2007

ING Selects IPC's IQ/MAX Trading Desktop
March 19, 2007

Avago Technologies Shatters Data Throughput Barriers with 100 Gigabit Ethernet Parallel Optics Technology Demonstration
March 19, 2007

Gartner Announces Winner of 2007 Business Intelligence Excellence Award
March 15, 2007

Thomson to Introduce Forensic Marking Solution for Set-Top Boxes
March 15, 2007

IPC Further Expands in Asia Pacific with New Office in Beijing
March 14, 2007

Thomson Signs Agreement to Install Digital Cinema Systems in North Eastern America Zyacorp’s Cinemagic Stadium Theatres
March 13, 2007

Thomson Advances North American Digital Cinema Deployment through Deal with Wehrenberg Theatres, Inc.
March 13, 2007

Seagate Delivers Industry's Strongest Security for ASI Laptop Computers
March 12, 2007

Network General Names Kevin Nater Chief Financial Officer
March 6, 2007

Thomson Joins Patent Pool for Japanese Digital Broadcasting Standard
March 6, 2007

NXP introduces industry’s first pure DVB-T silicon tuner for SD/HD set-top boxes
March 5, 2007

IPC Acquires Positron Public Safety Systems
March 2, 2007

Avago Technologies Announces High-Brightness 3-Watt Power LED Emitter for Use in Solid-State Lighting Applications
February 28, 2007

Gartner Announces Finalists for the 2007 High Performance Workplace Excellence Award
February 28, 2007

Seagate Wins 2006 Product of the Year Finalist Award from Small Business Technology Magazine
February 27, 2007

Jeremy Burton Named President and Chief Executive Officer of Serena Software
February 26, 2007

NXP delivers industry’s smallest ULPI Hi-Speed USB transceivers for mobile phones
February 26, 2007

Seagate Cheetah 15K Hard Drive Named a SearchStorage.com 'Product of the Year'
February 21, 2007

NASDAQ Announces Election of Member Representative Directors
February 20, 2007

Trading Floor Communications Expert IPC Opens Office in Indonesia
February 16, 2007

SunGard Acquires Aceva Technologies
February 15, 2007

Gartner Announces Finalists for the 2007 Business Intelligence Excellence Awards
February 14, 2007

Avago Technologies' Infrared Solutions Make High-Speed Wireless Connectivity Possible
February 14, 2007

Avago Technologies Introduces Industry’s Only GPS Low Noise Amplifier with Integrated Filter
February 13, 2007

Seagate Partners with STMicroelectronics and Quantum SPA for Mobile Digital Television
February 13, 2007

Seagate Delivers Innovative Wireless Storage Solution For Symbian Smartphones
February 13, 2007

Thomson Expands Global Animation Capabilities with Strategic Investment in India
February 13, 2007

Seagate Announces Availability Of Seagate’s Storage Management Module™ On Stmicroelectronics’ Nomadik™ Family Of Multimedia Application Processors
February 12, 2007

Avago Technologies Announces Industry’s Smallest Integrated RF Front-End Module for GSM/UMTS Band 1 Handsets
February 12, 2007

NXP Semiconductors to Acquire Silicon Labs’ Cellular Communications Business
February 8, 2007

New Gartner Offering Assists Professional Services Firms in All Phases of the Consulting Cycle
February 8, 2007

Network General Announces “Inside Track” Online Community
February 6, 2007

Seagate Partners With Fry’s Electronics To Offer In-Store Data Recovery Services
February 5, 2007

Seagate Extends Lead in Capacity-Boosting Perpendicular Recording Technology - Surges Past 16 Million Mark in PMR Hard Drive Shipments
February 5, 2007

NASDAQ New Listing Fees Approved by Securities and Exchange Commission
February 5, 2007

Avago Technologies Introduces New Family of Low Noise Amplifiers for GSM, CDMA2000, WCDMA and WiMAX
January 31, 2007

IPC extends its Enterprise Voice Services capability to Boston and adds new POP facility in Atlanta
January 31, 2007

ANNUAL CHANGES TO THE NASDAQ DIVIDEND ACHIEVERS INDEX
January 30, 2007

Chandler, Arizona Secures Network and City with Network General
January 30, 2007

Seagate Enables the Transformation of the Mobile Phone Experience with the Introduction of "DAVE" Technology
January 30, 2007

New Gartner Offering Equips Sales Professionals With Tools Necessary to Improve IT Sales Force Effectiveness
January 29, 2007

IPC Launches Second Generation Customer Portal
January 29, 2007

Seagate's 750GB Desktop Hard Drive Wins Best Design of the Year Honor from Electronic Design Magazine
January 29, 2007

SunGard Acquires XRT's High-end Treasury Product Lines
January 26, 2007

Serena Software Appoints New Executives
January 24, 2007

Thomson and CGEN, the Chinese leader in in-store TV, sign strategic partnership to develop Out of Home media networks in China and Asia
January 23, 2007

Seagate Introduces First Small Form Factor 15K Enterprise Hard Drive - Savvio 15K - The World's Fastest Drive
January 16, 2007

NASDAQ ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY NEW LISTINGS STATISTICS
January 12, 2007

Network General Extends its Leadership In Network and Application Performance Management with New Performance Enhancements to Sniffer InfiniStream
January 9, 2007

Seagate Debuts Chic, Mobile Storage for Mac Lovers
January 8, 2007

Polaroid selects NXP’s semiconductor solutions to introduce new range of connected entertainment devices
January 8, 2007

Seagate’s St1 Series Hard Drive Enables World’s Smallest Smallest 10gb Digital Audio Player From Kenwood
January 7, 2007

NASDAQ Board of Directors Announces New Employment Contract With President and CEO Robert Greifeld
December 15, 2006

Flextronics International Ltd. Completes Acquisition of International DisplayWorks, Inc.
November 30, 2006

Lockheed Martin Signs Master License Agreement with Serena Software
November 29, 2006

NASDAQ Completes Integration of Its Press Release Newswire
November 28, 2006

Nomura to Acquire Instinet from Silver Lake Partners
November 2, 2006

Nomura to Acquire Instinet from Silver Lake Partners
November 2, 2006

Instinet and Credit Suisse's Advanced Execution Services (AES) Partner to Deepen Their Upstairs Liquidity Pools
October 25, 2006

Instinet Launches Wizard Arrival Price Algorithm
October 9, 2006

Instinet Partners with IDC as Exclusive Technology Research Partner
October 3, 2006

Philips completes sale of 80.1% stake in Semiconductors business to private equity consortium KKR, Silver Lake, Bain Capital, Apax and Alpinvest
September 29, 2006

Silver Lake Partners Completes Acquisition of IPC
September 29, 2006

Instinet Adds MDRxFinancial as Exclusive Healthcare Research Partner
August 21, 2006

IPC Information Systems LLC to be Acquired by Silver Lake Partners
August 1, 2006

Instinet Adds H&M Consulting Group as Retail Research Partner
July 17, 2006

Going Private Starts To Make Sense
San Jose Mercury News, April 10, 2006

BUYOUT KINGS - Silver Lake Partners Cash In On Old Tech
Red Herring, February 27, 2006

Silver Lake Strikes Gold
Bloomberg Markets, November 16, 2005

PMC-Sierra to Acquire Storage Semiconductor Business from KKR and Silver Lake Partners
October 30, 2005

Silver Lake aims to make a splash
Financial Times, October 12, 2005

Consortium of Private Equity Firms Completes Acquisition of Sungard
August 11, 2005

Wall Street's New Alchemist
Business Week, August 8, 2005

Silver Lake Partners Announces $500 Million Investment In Thomson
July 22, 2004

Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group to Acquire Sniffer Technologies from Network Associates
April 22, 2004

Silver Lake Partners Closes $3.6 Billion Private Equity Fund
April 8, 2004

Bain Capital, Silver Lake Partners and Warburg Pincus Private Equity Group to Acquire UGS PLM Solutions from EDS for $2.05 Billion in Cash
March 14, 2004

Silver Lake Partners to Invest $200 Million in Flextronics
March 3, 2003

How Seagate Got its groove back
Business Week, June 24, 2002

Silver Lake Partners to Invest in Gartner Through a $300 Million Convertible Subordinated Note
March 22, 2000

The Deal of the Next Century
Fortune, September 9, 1999

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