Home / Companies / SkypeSKWho owns Skype?Skype was owned by Silver Lake from November 2009 until October 2011, when it was sold.OwnerSilver LakeAcquiredNovember 2009ExitedOctober 2011 · soldIndustrySoftware & IT · Enterprise SoftwareDeal value$2.8BStakemajorityCountryUSSold to Microsoft for $8.5B.See Skype on the map →SourceWikipediaOther Silver Lake holdingsDell TechnologiesSolarWindsQualtricsEndeavor GroupAll 5 holdings →