Hellman & Friedman closes $8.4 bln equity fund

NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - San Francisco-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC said on Tuesday it was closing an $8.4 billion fund.

The firm said the Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VI L.P. (HFCP VI) is its sixth fund and it will make investments of $250 million to $1 billion, primarily in the United States and Europe.

Hellman & Friedman said it has now raised and managed about $16 billion of committed capital since its first partnership in 1987.

The firm invests in a number of industries including financial services, professional services, media and energy.