Managing Director

Simon Patterson

Simon Patterson joined Silver Lake in 2005 and is a Managing Director and co-head of the firm’s activities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He has managed Silver Lake investments across a variety of sectors including software, hardware, semiconductor, healthcare technology, internet and sports. Prior to joining Silver Lake, he was a member of the founding management team of the logistics software company GF-X (acquired by Descartes) and worked in various management roles at the Financial Times. Simon holds an M.A. from King’s College, Cambridge University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar and received the Alexander Robichek Award for Finance.

Boards:
IVC Evidensia
New Zealand Rugby Commercial
RAC
ZPG