Silver Lake Agrees to Acquire Majority Stake in Facile.it from EQT and Oakley Capital
June 23, 2022
Silver Lake has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Facile.it from EQT VIII and Oakley Capital, backing the Milan-based online price comparison platform for its next phase of growth. Facile.it — founded in 2008 and serving over 4 million monthly users with ~€140m revenue in 2021 — will leverage Silver Lake's tech-investing expertise to broaden its product range and accelerate expansion; the deal is expected to close in Q3 2022.
- Buyers
- Silver Lake
- Targets
- Facile.it
- Sellers
- EQT Private Equity (EQT VIII), Oakley Capital (Oakley Capital Fund III)
- Industry
- E-Commerce
- Location
- Lombardy, Italy
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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