Hellman & Friedman

Hellman & Friedman focuses on Buyout, Software, Financial Services, Healthcare strategies. Hellman & Friedman is a leading private equity firm focused on large-cap buyouts in software, financial services, healthcare, and select consumer sectors. The firm is known for its long-hold strategy

Hellman & Friedman manages $100B in assets under management, making it one of the notable alternative asset managers globally. The firm was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. We track 76 deals associated with Hellman & Friedman.

Key leadership at Hellman & Friedman includes Patrick Healy, Allen Thorpe, Blake Kleinman. The firm has been operating since 1984, giving the team 42+ years of institutional expertise.

Hellman & Friedman primarily serves institutional investors (pension funds, endowments, sovereign wealth funds) and qualified purchasers. Individual investors may gain indirect exposure through secondary market platforms that occasionally list LP interests, or through listed vehicles and publicly traded shares if available. See our platforms directory for secondary market access.

With $100B AUM and 76 tracked deals, Hellman & Friedman is positioned as a major large-cap firm in private equity. The firm differentiates through its focus on Buyout and Software strategies. Visit our rankings page for comprehensive firm comparisons.

Some of the largest PE firms are publicly traded (e.g., Blackstone on NYSE, KKR, Apollo). Check Hellman & Friedman's current listing status on their official website at https://www.hfrp.com. Public PE firms provide additional transparency through SEC filings.

Hellman & Friedman has completed 76 tracked deals since its founding in 1984. The firm manages $100B across 4 strategies. Historical fund returns are typically available to LPs and prospective investors under NDA. Third-party benchmarking services like Cambridge Associates and Preqin track PE fund performance.

With $100B in total AUM across 4 strategies, Hellman & Friedman's individual fund sizes vary by strategy. Firms of this scale typically raise funds ranging from $1B to $10B per vehicle.

Hellman & Friedman is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Firms of this scale typically maintain offices across major financial centers globally, including New York, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore.