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Press Release

June 30, 2016
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced today that it completed the previously announced acquisition of High Ridge Brands, the largest North American consolidation platform focused on acquiring orphaned personal care brands. The transaction valued...
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Press Release

June 29, 2016
In the latest of a series of partnership transactions since 2009, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) today announced that it has entered into exclusive discussions under which CD&R-managed funds would acquire BUT, the largest furniture...
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Press Release

June 9, 2016
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced an agreement today under which CD&R-managed funds will acquire TRANZACT, the leading provider of comprehensive, direct-to-consumer sales and marketing solutions for leading insurance carriers in the United...
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Press Release

April 13, 2016
TruGreen today announced it has completed its merger with Scotts LawnService to create North America’s premier lawn care company. The merger of two industry leaders in professional lawn service will bring more resources, local experts, enhanced...
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Press Release

March 2, 2016
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the appointment of W. James McNerney, Jr., retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Boeing Company, as a Senior Advisor to the CD&R funds to assist in identifying and evaluating new...
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Press Release

December 21, 2015
Panasonic Corporation today made an announcement regarding its acquisition of Hussmann Corporation (“Hussmann”), a Missouri-based manufacturer of refrigerated display cases and systems. Panasonic has signed an agreement with Hussmann Parent Inc.,...
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Press Release

December 16, 2015
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) today announced the appointment of Russell P. Fradin, former President and Chief Executive Officer of SunGard Data Systems Inc. (“SunGard”), as an Operating Partner, effective April 1, 2016. Mr. Fradin has a...
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Press Release

December 10, 2015
TruGreen today announced a planned merger with Scotts LawnService to create North America’s premier lawn care company. TruGreen president and CEO David Alexander will lead the combined company, which will remain headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee...
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Press Release

October 6, 2015
AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase PharMEDium Healthcare Holdings, Inc., the privately held leading national provider of outsourced compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) to acute care...
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Press Release

July 27, 2015
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) (“Beacon”), the largest publicly-traded distributor of residential and commercial roofing materials and complementary building products in the United States, today announced that it has entered into a...

Perspectives

January 1, 2007
All private equity firms seek to maximize the value of their investments. However, there are many different models or routes to this end. What shall be referred to as the “industrial approach” in this chapter is a distinctive model which is based on...

Perspectives

November 27, 2006
What's so good about private equity? A lot.

Media Coverage

The Times (UK)
July 29, 2006
Since 1978, CD&R has been identifying opportunities to acquire non-core corporate orphans – businesses whose operating and financial performance can be enhanced dramatically by the Firm's proactive ownership model. The Times (UK) profiles CD...
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Media Coverage

Private Equity International, 2005 Private Equity Analyst, 2005 Buyouts, 2005 The Deal, 2005
December 31, 2005
CD&R Receives 2005 Deal of the Year Awards: Hertz  In December 2005, a CD&R-led investor group completed the acquisition of The Hertz Corporation in a transaction valued at $15 billion. Hertz, formerly a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company (...

Media Coverage

Private Equity International, June 2005
June 1, 2005
CD&R believes its breadth and depth of management experience position it well to acquire businesses across a wide range of industries and with various business characteristics. CD&R's operating partner have broad industry experience that can...
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Media Coverage

CD&R Receives 2003 Exit of the Year Award: Kinko’s Private Equity International
March 1, 2004
In February 2004, CD&R completed the sale of Kinkos to FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) for $2.4 billion in cash. CD&R's investment  [PEI Exit of the Year] in Kinko's dates back to December 1996, when a CD&R-managed fund initially acquired...
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Media Coverage

CD&R Receives 2001 Exit of the Year Award: Alliant Exchange Buyouts Newsletter
November 1, 2001
In November 2001, CD&R completed the sale of Alliant Exchange, Inc., one of the largest foodservice providers in the U.S.  [Buyouts Logo] with sales of approximately $6.7 billion, to Royal Ahold (NYSE: AHO), the international food retail and...
Donald J. Gogel (left), Chief Executive Officer of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, receives the Private Equity Hall of Fame Award from Steven P. Galante, President of Asset Alternatives, Inc.

Media Coverage

CDR Inducted into Private Equity Hall of Fame
May 1, 2000
Donald J. Gogel (left), Chief Executive Officer of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, receives the Private Equity Hall of Fame Award from Steven P. Galante, President of Asset Alternatives, Inc., publisher of The Private Equity Analyst. Inducted in 2000...
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Perspectives

January 1, 2000
As Yale's chief investment officer, David F. Swensen transformed the management of the university's portfolio, largely by focusing on nonconventional strategies, including a heavy allocation to private equity. Swensen’s chapter on CD&R’s...
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Perspectives

January 1, 2000
Time magazine's Wall Street columnist Daniel J. Kadlec profiles nine top deal makers. The chapter on Joe Rice, LBOs with a Twist, focuses on his signature transaction, carving Lexmark International office products business out of IBM. This book can...
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