Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GTCR PARTNERS VII L P
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS INC [SVR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See remarks below
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GTCR GOLDER RAUNER, L.L.C., SEARS TOWER #6100
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2008
(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 08/22/2008   S   82,098 (1) D $ 17.06 (2) 211,109 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 08/25/2008   S   59,331 (1) D $ 16.53 (2) 151,778 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share               3,926,839 I See footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GTCR PARTNERS VII L P
C/O GTCR GOLDER RAUNER, L.L.C.
SEARS TOWER #6100
CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402
      See remarks below
GTCR GOLDER RAUNER LLC
C/O GTCR GOLDER RAUNER, LLC
SEARS TOWER #6100
CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402
      See remarks below

Signatures

 /s/ Jody S. Gale under a Power of Attorney   08/26/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reflects shares received by GTCR Partners VII, L.P. ("GTCR Partners VII") as a result of pro rata distributions from GTCR Fund VII, L.P. ("Fund VII") and GTCR Fund VII/A, L.P. ("Fund VII/A") that were exempt from Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to Rule 16a-13 promulgated thereunder.
(2) Represents the weighted average price of the shares sold. The prices actually received ranged from (i) $17.16 to $16.89 for sales occurring on August 22, 2008 and (ii) $16.80 to $16.36 for sales occurring on August 25, 2008. The Reporting Person will provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range.
(3) Reflects 2,619,083 shares held directly by Fund VII and 1,307,756 shares held directly by Fund VII/A. GTCR Partners VII is the general partner of Fund VII and Fund VII/A, and GTCR Golder Rauner, L.L.C. ("GTCR") is the general partner of GTCR Partners VII. As such, GTCR Partners VII and GTCR may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the 3,926,839 shares reported in Table I. GTCR Partners VII and GTCR expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares reported in Table I, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this form shall not be deemed an admission that GTCR Partners VII or GTCR is, for Section 16 purposes or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
The Reporting Person may be deemed a director by virtue of its members serving on the board of directors of Syniverse Holdings, Inc.

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