Hellman & Friedman LLC (H&F) is a private equity firm with its offices located in San Francisco, London and New York. Since its inception in 1984, the firm has raised more than USD 25 billion of committed capital and invested in more than 75 companies. It is currently investing in Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VII, L.P. (HFCP VII), with more than USD 8.9 billion of committed capital.
While Hellman & Friedman does not focus on certain industry sector, the firm has become a leading private equity investor in software, internet & digital media, financial services, insurance, business & marketing services, industrial & energy and healthcare. H&F is flexible in its investment form & structure including buyouts, restructurings and numerous types of minority investments. Its investment target is in United States and Europe with equity between USD 300 million and USD 1 billion.
H&F current investment portfolio:
- Financial Services: Artisan Partners, Grosvenor Capital Management and LPL Financial
- Healthcare: Emdeon, Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc., Inc. and Sheridan Healthcare
- Industrial & Energy: Associated Materials, Gaztransport & Technigaz and Goodman Global
- Insurance: GeoVera Insurance Group, PartnerRe Ltd. and Sedgwick CMS
- Internet & Digital Media: Getty Images, Internet Brands and Web Reservations
- Business & Marketing Services: AlixPartners, Catalina Marketing, The Nielsen Company and Securitas Direct
- Software: Datatel, Kronos, OpenLink Financial and SSP Holdings plc.
Some of H&F prior investment portfolio:
- Financial Services: Franklin Resources, Gartmore Investment Management, Mondrian Investment Partners and The Nasdaq Stock Market
- Industrial & Energy: Texas Genco
- Insurance: Arch Capital Group
- Internet & Digital Media: DoubleClick
- Media / Telecommunications: Advanstar, Axel Springer AG, Eller Media Company, Formula One Holdings, MobileMedia Corporation, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and Western Wireless & VoiceStream Wireless
- Business & Marketing Services: Digitas and Young & Rubicam
- Software: Activant Solutions, Blackbaud, Intergraph Corporation, IRIS Software Group, Mitchell International and Vertafore.
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