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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03-31-2017
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
Address: 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100
MENLO PARK, CA  94025
Form 13F File Number: 028-12791

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Karen M. King
Title: Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer
Phone: (650) 233-8120
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Karen King Menlo Park,  CA 05-11-2017
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
The Reporting Manager does not have formal investment discretion with respect to all of the securities in the indicated rows, but may be deemed to be part of a group exercising such investment discretion. Such group, if any, would include the managers identified in the column captioned "Other Managers" relating to a given issuer. The filing of this report shall not be deemed an admission, for purposes of Section 13(f), 13(d), 13(g), or 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, or for any other purpose, that the Reporting Manager or any Other Included Manager exercises investment discretion or is a member of such a group with respect to such securities. Reference is made to reports filed under Sections 13(d), 13(g), and 16(a) for additional information with respect to such beneficial ownership and/or pecuniary interest of the Reporting Manager, any Other Included Manager and related entities. The share numbers of GoDaddy Inc. are reported on an as-converted basis assuming conversion of all convertible securities held by an affiliate of the Reporting Manager pursuant to an exchange right.
Report Type (Check only one.):
X 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
   13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 6
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 9
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 3,398,549
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 028-13516 Silver Lake Technology Associates II, L.L.C.
2 028-14670 Silver Lake Technology Associates III, L.P.
3 028-16315 Silver Lake Technology Associates III Cayman, L.P.
4 028-16973 Silver Lake Technology Associates IV Cayman, L.P.
5 028-14020 Silver Lake Technology Associates Sumeru, L.P.
6   Silver Lake Technology Associates Sumeru Cayman, L.P.