Hellman & Friedman in Sale of Mitchell International

Cleary Gottlieb is advising long-standing private equity client Hellman & Friedman in its sale of Mitchell International, Inc. to an investment group led by Aurora Capital Group and including General Electric Pension Trust. The definitive agreement was signed February 15 and is expected to close in March.

Mitchell International is a leading provider of information, workflow, and performance management solutions to the automotive insurance claims industry, serving carriers, collision repair facilities, and other commercial participants in the physical damage and auto-related medical claims markets.

Hellman & Friedman LLC, the San Francisco-based private equity firm, acquired Mitchell from The Thomson Corporation in the Spring of 2000.