The role of private equity in the software industry: An interview with David Roux of Silver Lake Partners
Jason C.W. Hancock and Anthony Laudico
marzo 2008
Silver Lake Partners built its reputation by being the first private equity firm to focus exclusively on large-scale technology investing, and today is the largest technology investor in the world. David Roux, one of the three founders of Silver Lake in 2000, spoke recently with Spencer Stuart’s consultants Jason Hancock and Anthony Laudico about Silver Lake’s approach, the trends in private equity investment in the software industry, the advantages of private ownership, and the qualities required for a portfolio company CEO.
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