Klarna
SwedenEntry
2019
Hold
7yr
Status
Active
Who owns Klarna?
Klarna is currently owned by Silver Lake through Silver Lake Partners VI (2021 vintage), since 2019. Across its history, Klarna has been through 6 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.
Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21
Most recent investor
Silver LakeSilver Lake Partners VI · 2021 · Buyout
6 ownership periods · full history below
Key facts
Key takeaways
- ·Co-held by Silver Lake, Mubadala Capital and Heliad AG since 2019.
- ·Average hold across 3 realized cycles: 7 years.
- ·6 distinct PE sponsors across ownership cycles.
Ownership history
6 ownership periods · co-invest detected
Active
Co-invest · 6 holders · 2014 · present
Mubadala CapitalActive
2019 · present(7yr) · Mubadala Capital Other Investments · Buyout
Silver LakeActive
2019 · present(7yr) · Silver Lake Partners VI · 2021 · Buyout
Heliad AGActive
2021 · present(5yr) · Heliad Evergreen Holdings · 2003 · Evergreen
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