Program Description
Silver Lake is a global technology investing firm with 20+ years of history making notable investments in market-leading franchises—such as Alibaba, Dell Technologies, GoDaddy, Celonis, Skype, Airbnb, and Twitter —in partnership with world-class management teams.
Silver Lake originally launched its Distinguished Scholars Program in 2020 for U.S. university students, and is delighted to now announce the inaugural London Distinguished Scholars Program for European university students. The program is a virtual year-long curriculum targeting high-achieving female students who wish to learn about private equity investing at a leading global investment firm. Silver Lake will be admitting 6-8 Distinguished Scholars across top- tier universities in Europe to learn about Silver Lake and private equity from our full-time professionals. The 2023-24 programme will feature quarterly virtual sessions over zoom and a multi-day live component taking place towards the end of the summer / beginning of autumn hosted in our London office. Distinguished Scholars will gain insights to our firm’s business, industry, and culture and receive training and direct mentorship from our investment team and other professionals. Exceptional Distinguished Scholars will come out of this program with a unique and differentiated experience and may be considered for a future full-time position with the firm.
Who Can Apply
The Distinguished Scholar role is open to female candidates currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in their final year (i.e. graduating in Winter 2023 through Summer 2024). We are looking for students with an outstanding record of academic and professional achievement and a strong interest in businesses and financial markets. We value diversity of thought, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and are looking for motivated, resourceful, analytical people with exceptional interpersonal and communication skills who enjoy tackling new challenges and solving intellectual problems.
The application deadline is 29th May.
Program Logistics
An in-person “Private Equity” Bootcamp towards the end of the summer / beginning of autumn 2023, with the program expected to last through the end of summer 2024.
The Distinguished Scholars will receive travel & accommodations for the in-person portion of the program.
Further detail on the program and application requirements can be found via the application portal here.
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