Hellman & Friedman

Hellman & Friedman LLC is a private equity firm founded in 1984, with offices in San Francisco, New York, and London. The firm specializes in making large-scale equity investments in both public and private companies across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, retail, consumer products, energy, industrials, vertical software, and digital media. Hellman & Friedman focuses on companies with strong market positions and seeks to support their management teams by providing long-term capital. The firm typically invests between $50 million and $1.2 billion and may take controlling or influential minority stakes in its portfolio companies. It prefers to engage with businesses undergoing transitions, such as those looking to institutionalize or go public. Over its history, Hellman & Friedman has raised over $25 billion in committed capital and has invested in more than 75 companies, establishing a reputation as a flexible capital partner with a distinctive investment philosophy.