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Alan Davies

Investor

Senior Counsel, EMEA at Silver Lake Partners

Europe

About

Alan Davies joined Silver Lake in 2022 as Senior Counsel, EMEA. He previously worked as a corporate associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, handling cross-border mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and other corporate transactions for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, and before that was a corporate associate at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP. He holds an M.Sc. in Accounting, Finance, and Management and a B.A. in History from the University of Bristol.

Experience

  1. Silver LakeOperating Executivecurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. Signal AIChief Product Officer2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. Dow JonesSVP & General Manager, Knowledge Enablement Business Unit (aka "Pulsar")2019 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  4. Dow JonesChief Product & Technology Officer, Professional Information Business2016 — 2019London, United Kingdom
  5. Dow JonesChief Data Officer & SVP Technology for Professional Information2014 — 2016
  6. InderusFounding Partner2014 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
  7. MUBIData Strategy Consultant (Inderus)2014 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  8. TizaroChief Product and Marketing Officer2014
  9. GoogleProduct Manager, Google Analytics2011 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
  10. GoogleManager, Google Analytics2010 — 2011
  11. GoogleSenior Sales Engineer2007 — 2010
  12. London Business SchoolMBA Student2005 — 2007
  13. Real NetworksSummer MBA Intern2006
  14. McGraw CommunicationsDirector Information Technology2002 — 2005
  15. Nascent StateData Architect1999 — 2002
  16. McCann InteractiveTechnical Director1997 — 1998
  17. Thunder HouseTechnical Director1997 — 1998

Skills & more

SQL3Google Analytics73Databases2Product Management52E-commerce76Analytics71Project Management7Entrepreneurship9Business Strategy17User Experience5Marketing Strategy5Digital Marketing31
+12 moreBusiness AnalysisWeb DevelopmentOnline AdvertisingMarketingSEMMarket ResearchDigital StrategyStrategic PartnershipsMobile DevicesPersuasive PresentationsWeb AnalyticsManagement

Languages Spanish

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Colleagues at Silver Lake Partners

Ahmed Khairat
Director at Silver Lake Partners
Ajay Mayar
Operating Vice President at Silver Lake Partners
Aldo Brambilla
Associate at Silver Lake Partners
Alexandra von der Ley
Director at Silver Lake Partners
Amanda Warren
Principal at Silver Lake Partners
Anais Fritz
Director, Legal EMEA at Silver Lake Partners
Ananyaa Kumar
Associate at Silver Lake Partners
Andrea Gaffuri
Associate at Silver Lake Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alan Davies?
Alan Davies joined Silver Lake in 2022 as Senior Counsel, EMEA. He previously worked as a corporate associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, handling cross-border mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and other corporate transactions for private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, and before that was a corporate associate at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP. He holds an M.Sc. in Accounting, Finance, and Management and a B.A. in History from the University of Bristol.
Where does Alan Davies work?
Alan Davies is Senior Counsel, EMEA at Silver Lake Partners.
Where did Alan Davies go to school?
Alan Davies studied at London Business School (MBA with Distinction, Concentration in Entrepreneurial Management); University of Michigan (B.S., Computer Science); University of Michigan (B.S., Economics).

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