Friedman Fleischer & Lowe
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| Private, LLC | |
| Industry | Private Equity |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Tully Friedman Spencer Fleischer David Lowe Christopher Masto |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Products | Leveraged buyout, Growth capital |
| AUM | N/A |
| Total assets | $4.6 billion |
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Number of employees
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30+ (2015) |
| Website | www.fflpartners.com |
Friedman Fleischer & Lowe (FFL) is an American private equity firm, founded in 1997 by Tully Friedman, Spencer Fleischer, David Lowe, and Christopher Masto. The firm makes investments primarily through leveraged buyouts and growth capital investments and is focused on investing in the U.S. middle-market.
FFL has focused its efforts on several core target industries including healthcare services, financial services, business services, and consumer products.
FFL is based in San Francisco and employs over 20 investment professionals. Since inception, FFL has raised approximately $4.6 billion of investor commitments.
HEC-Dow Jones's Private Equity Performance Ranking lists the world's top private equity firms in terms of aggregate performance and has listed FFL in the past three years, including the top overall ranking globally in 2012:
FFL was founded in 1997 by Tully Friedman, together with Spencer Fleischer, David Lowe, and Christopher Masto. Prior to founding FFL, in 1984, Tully Friedman had co-founded Hellman & Friedman, one of the largest private equity firms globally, with Warren Hellman. In contrast to Hellman &Friedman, FFL focuses on smaller, middle market deals.
Spencer Fleischer, was a former member of Morgan Stanley's Investment Bankng Operating Committee and the Head of Investment Banking in Asia, Head of Corporate Finance for Europe, Head of UK Corporate Finance, Head of Investment Banking in Los Angeles, and Head of Corporate Finance in San Francisco. David Lowe was Chairman and CEO of medical equipment maker ADAC Laboratories. Christopher Masto was a Bain & Company consultant and previously an investment banker at Morgan Stanley.
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