Friedman Fleischer & Lowe (FFL)

About The Fund

Friedman Fleischer & Lowe (FFL) is a specialized private equity firm that was formed in 1997 with a focus on middle-market companies. With deep expertise in healthcare and tech-enabled services, FFL has over 27 years of experience in successful middle-market investing. Historically, FFL's principals have invested $2.0 billion across 50 companies encompassing a wide range of industries and geographic locations. FFL targets companies with enterprise values between $50 million and $500 million as well as those with revenues in the range of $30 million to $400 million. Their investment strategy involves considering a variety of deal structures to fit the unique needs of each target company. The sectors they actively pursue investments in include, but are not limited to, Outsourced Business Services, Education and Training, Marketing and Media, Consumer Products, Healthcare, and Financial Services. FFL manages substantial funds, with their first fund closing in September of 1999. The firm went on to close their second fund in June 2004, and their third fund, which closed in 2008, has a corpus of $1.5 billion for investments. They have a minimum investment threshold of $50 million and can invest up to $600 million. The firm differentiates itself by not only providing capital but also combining sector expertise and partnership to grow and transform the businesses they invest in, ensuring long-term value creation. The diverse industries they invest in include Software, IT, Hospitality, Media, Biotech, Business Solutions, FinTech, Hardware, Energy, Retail, HealthTech, Advertising, Cloud Services, Developer Tools, Human Resources, Logistics, Medical Devices, Messaging, and Consumer sectors.