SANTA MONICA, Calif. & SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 27 — Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (“Clearlake” or the “Firm”), a global investment firm managing integrated platforms spanning private equity, liquid and private credit, and other related strategies, today announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate full-stack AI adoption and digital modernization across its portfolio companies.
While point-solution AI adoption focuses primarily on model access, this partnership provides Clearlake portfolio companies with direct access to Google Cloud’s complete, end-to-end AI stack. From custom silicon and high-performance AI infrastructure to enterprise data modernizations, cybersecurity, and agentic platforms like Gemini Enterprise, the collaboration empowers portfolio companies to move beyond isolated use cases to build scalable, production-grade AI capabilities across their entire operating model.
The partnership directly integrates with Clearlake’s flagship operational improvement framework, O.P.S.® (Operations, People, Strategy), and serves as a critical part of Clearlake AI Labs, the Firm’s dedicated capability focused on helping management teams execute high-impact AI transformations.
Through the partnership, Clearlake portfolio companies gain structured access to every layer of Google Cloud’s AI platform:
- Agentic AI & Custom Platforms: Enterprise deployment of Gemini Enterprise and Google Cloud platforms to design, orchestrate, and deploy autonomous AI agents for complex business workflows.
- Model Choice & Flexibility: Direct access to Google’s premier Gemini models, alongside open-source and third-party models integrated through Vertex AI.
- Specialized AI Infrastructure: Extensive compute options via Google Cloud’s AI Hypercomputer, leveraging custom TPU accelerators and the latest NVIDIA GPUs.
- Enterprise Data & Cybersecurity: End-to-end integration with Google Cloud’s industry-leading data analytics, storage systems, and multicloud cybersecurity solutions.
“Artificial intelligence has evolved past standalone point solutions; driving durable value creation now requires an integrated, full-stack approach,” said Prashant Mehrotra, Partner and Managing Director, and Tony La Rosa, Managing Director, Technology and O.P.S.®, at Clearlake. “Google Cloud provides a comprehensive and enterprise-proven platform across infrastructure, data, models, and agentic platforms. By leveraging Google Cloud as a partner in the Clearlake AI Labs ecosystem and our O.P.S.® framework, we are equipping our portfolio companies with the full technology stack and hands-on expertise needed to transform operations, accelerate product roadmaps, and build long-term competitive advantages.”
Clearlake’s portfolio companies, including Alteryx, are already driving business-critical outcomes leveraging Google’s differentiated full-stack.
“Private equity sponsors and their management teams recognize that realizing the true business impact of AI requires more than just access to models—it demands a robust, end-to-end cloud and data foundation,” said Paul Zimmerman, Managing Director, Private Equity at Google Cloud. “We are thrilled to partner with Clearlake to deliver our full AI stack to their portfolio, enabling management teams to rapidly move from concept to scalable business transformation.”