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Simpson Thacher Represents Silver Lake in Establishment of Silver Lake Partners III and Silver Lake Sumeru Fund, With Combined Capital Commitments in Excess of $10 Billion For Investment in the Technology and Related Growth Industries

05.07.08

Simpson Thacher represented Silver Lake in the establishment of its third fund focusing on large-scale private equity investments in companies within the technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries, Silver Lake Partners III, L.P., and its inaugural private equity fund focusing on similar investments in middle-market companies, Silver Lake Sumeru Fund, L.P. SLP III raised more than $9.3 billion of total commitments, making SLP III the largest single private equity fund ever raised that is focused exclusively on technology industries. Silver Lake Sumeru Fund raised more than $1.1 billion of total commitments.

The Simpson Thacher team representing Silver Lake included Michael Wolitzer, Jonathan Karen, Daniel Lavon-Krein, Kristina Groennings, and Lauren Donner Chait (corporate); Brian Robbins and Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA); John Hart, Benjamin Applestein (tax); Mark Lab (blue sky); and paralegal Eliza Pike.