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Hellman & Friedman acquisitions

Hellman & Friedman is a private equity firm that invests in software based in San Francisco, CA. We track 49 of its acquisitions; the most recent was Zendesk in Nov 2022. It buys most often in media and telecom, automotive and mobility, fintech and payments.

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Acquisitions tracked
49
Most recent deal
Nov 2022
Deal size
Not disclosed
Based in
San Francisco, CA

What Hellman & Friedman buys

Large majority buyouts of $500M–$5B+, such as Verint, Checkmarx and Kronos.

Buys in: North America, Europe

Buying activity

  1. 02017
  2. 02018
  3. 02019
  4. 12020
  5. 02021
  6. 12022

5 dated deals on record since 2013, most recently Nov 2022. We list the deals we can source, so earlier years may be incomplete.

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All Hellman & Friedman acquisitions

2022 · 1

CompanyDatePrice
ZendeskNov 22, 2022$10.2B

2020 · 1

CompanyDatePrice
CheckmarxApr 16, 2020$1.1B

2016 · 1

CompanyDatePrice
TeamSystemMar 7, 2016—

2013 · 2

CompanyDatePrice
Scout24
Majority stake · Pending
Nov 21, 2013—
CarProof
Minority stake
Aug 19, 2013—

Date not disclosed · 44

CompanyDatePrice
ABRA Auto Body & Glass——
Action
Minority stake
——
Activant Solutions
Full acquisition
——
Advanstar Communications——
AlixPartners
Majority stake
——
Allfunds——
Applied Systems——
Arch Capital Group
Minority stake
——
Artisan Partners——
Associated Materials
Full acquisition
——
At Home——
AutoScout24——
AutoTrader Canada
Pending
——
Axel Springer AG
Minority stake
——
Baker Tilly
Minority stake
——
Belron
Minority stake
——
Blackbaud
Full acquisition
——
Caliber Collision——
Catalina Marketing
Full acquisition
——
Change Healthcare——
Circana (The NPD Group and IRI)——
Claritev (MultiPlan)——
Cordis——
Curriculum Associates
Minority stake
——
Digitas——
DoubleClick
Full acquisition
——
Edelman Financial Engines——
Eller Media——
Ellucian
Asset purchase
——
Enverus——
Formula One Holdings——
Franklin Resources
Minority stake
——
Gartmore Investment Management
Full acquisition
——
Genesys——
GeoVera Insurance Group——
Getty Images
Full acquisition
——
Global Music Rights——
Goodman Global
Full acquisition
——
Grocery Outlet——
Grosvenor Capital Management——
HUB International——
Intergraph——
Ultimate Software
Majority stake · Pending
—$11.0B
athenahealth——

Companies Hellman & Friedman sold

  • Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT)— · hf.com