Silver Lake and Weld North Education Announce Strategic PartnershipInvestment to Advance Weld North's Mission to Provide the Most Innovative and Effective Digital Curriculum to Students, Teachers and Administrators Across America NEW YORK, January 4, 2018-- Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, announced today that it will acquire a majority stake in Weld North Education (WNE), a leading digital education technology company focused on developing digital curriculum and tools for preK-12th grade. Silver Lake's investment will help WNE accelerate its long-term growth initiatives to serve the rapidly changing technology demands for educating preK-12 students.