resort founded tyler texas 1977 founder robert e. mead headquarters dallas tx usa number of locations 13 key people tom nelson president products real estate based vacation ownership plans owner orange lake holdings number of employees 3 000 2013 website http silverleafresorts.com silverleaf resorts is a privately owned company that operates 13 vacation resorts in seven u.s. states . headquartered in dallas texas the company is operated by orange lake holdings and employs over 3 000 people . 1 history edit silverleaf vacation club inc. was founded in 1977 by real estate developer robert e. mead in tyler texas . the company changed its name to silverleaf resorts incorporated and introduced seven resort properties ; by 1998 the company was operating 13 properties in texas missouri massachusetts illinois georgia florida and colorado . in 1998 silverleaf resorts inc. moved from a privately held company to a publicly traded company on the new york stock exchange ; in 2001 the company traded on the american stock exchange ; later until 2011 it traded on the nasdaq . in may 2011 silverleaf resorts inc. was acquired by hedge fund and private equity firm cerberus capital management lp for 2 94.4 million and taken private . in subsequent months thomas j. morris has assumed the role of the company s chief executive officer . silverleaf has recently announced the expansion into family entertainment . 3 and community events . 4 in may 20 2015 orange lake resorts announced that its parent company orange lake holdings acquired silverleaf resorts inc. from an affiliate of cerberus capital management l.p. orange lake holdings is home to the holiday inn club vacations brand . references edit hotels restaurants and leisure company overview of silverleaf resorts inc. bloomberg businessweek may 19 2011 retrieved may 14 2013 cerberus to pay 2.50 shr cash 75 pct premium reuters february 3 2011 retrieved may 14 2013 silverleaf resorts inc. announces plans for indoor water park at fox river resort prweb may 03 2013 retrieved may 14 2013 the woodlands area chamber of commerce s young professionals thank everyone for an awesome crawphish festival the paper magazine april 17 2013 retrieved may 14 2013 v t e cerberus capital management banks bawag p.s.k. albertsons acme markets albertsons amigos carrs haggen jewel osco lucky market street pavilions randalls safeway shaw s and star market super saver tom thumb united supermarkets vons freedom group advanced armament corporation barnes bullets bushmaster firearms international dakota arms dpms panther arms h & r firearms marlin mountain khakis para usa parker gunmakers remington arms tapco yp holdings yp connecticut information services yp midwest publishing yp southeast advertising & publishing yp texas region yellow pages yp western directory yellowpages.com other blue bird corporation bluelinx holdings dyncorp hawaiian telcom silverleaf resorts spyglass entertainment steward health care system tower international retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title silverleaf resorts & oldid 731153677 categories cerberus capital management companieshospitality companies of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 july 2016 at 10 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view