Investment Summary

Silver Lake Invests In First Advantage

On June 14, 2021, private equity firm Silver Lake invested in software company First Advantage from Silver Lake

Investment Highlights
  • This is Silver Lake’s 23rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Silver Lake’s 83rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Silver Lake’s 2nd transaction in Georgia.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-06-14
Target First Advantage
Sector Software
Investor(s) Silver Lake
Sellers(s) Silver Lake
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

First Advantage

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
First Advantage is a provider of a comprehensive background screening, identity and information solutions that give employers and housing providers access to actionable information that results in faster, more accurate people decisions. First Advantage was founded in 2003 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Silver Lake

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 104.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Silver Lake is a mega-sized private equity firm focused on a broad range of growth investments in and acquisitions of technology companies. Silver Lake is subdivided into several investing groups including Silver Lake Partners, Silver Lake Sumeru, Silver Lake Waterman, Silver Lake Alpine, and Silver Lake Kraftwerk. Silver Lake Partners pursues large-scale private investments in companies within the technology, tech-enabled and related growth industries. Silver Lake Sumeru invests in middle market technology companies with established business models and attractive growth prospects where there is an opportunity to create value through operational transformation. Silver Lake Waterman provides growth capital to later-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries, offering flexible solutions to finance expansion and acquisitions. Silver Lake Alpine is Silver Lake's debt and credit investing arm. Silver Lake Kraftwerk provides growth capital to technology and tech-enabled businesses driving efficiency across the operations, energy, and resources industries. Silver Lake Partners was formed in 1999 is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 117 of 135
Sector (Software) 23 of 27
Type (Stake Purchase) 13 of 17
State (Georgia) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 83 of 95
Year (2021) 3 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-02 Celonis

Munich, Germany

Celonis is a provider of process mining and enterprise automation software, enabling companies to generate “x-rays” of their business processes to identify inefficiencies and enable optimization. Celonis is based in Munich, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-22 Splunk

San Francisco, California, United States

Splunk is a provider of operational intelligence software used to monitor, report and analyze real-time machine data as well as historical data across your IT infrastructure. Splunk was formed in 2003 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Silver Lake

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 104.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Silver Lake is a mega-sized private equity firm focused on a broad range of growth investments in and acquisitions of technology companies. Silver Lake is subdivided into several investing groups including Silver Lake Partners, Silver Lake Sumeru, Silver Lake Waterman, Silver Lake Alpine, and Silver Lake Kraftwerk. Silver Lake Partners pursues large-scale private investments in companies within the technology, tech-enabled and related growth industries. Silver Lake Sumeru invests in middle market technology companies with established business models and attractive growth prospects where there is an opportunity to create value through operational transformation. Silver Lake Waterman provides growth capital to later-stage companies in the technology and technology-enabled industries, offering flexible solutions to finance expansion and acquisitions. Silver Lake Alpine is Silver Lake's debt and credit investing arm. Silver Lake Kraftwerk provides growth capital to technology and tech-enabled businesses driving efficiency across the operations, energy, and resources industries. Silver Lake Partners was formed in 1999 is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 59 of 64
Sector (Software) 12 of 15
Type (Stake Purchase) 3 of 3
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 46 of 50
Year (2021) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-02 Celonis

Munich, Germany

Celonis is a provider of process mining and enterprise automation software, enabling companies to generate “x-rays” of their business processes to identify inefficiencies and enable optimization. Celonis is based in Munich, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-22 Splunk

San Francisco, California, United States

Splunk is a provider of operational intelligence software used to monitor, report and analyze real-time machine data as well as historical data across your IT infrastructure. Splunk was formed in 2003 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy -