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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...
ILPA

Press Release

December 9, 2020
CD&R is pleased to support the newly launched Diversity in Action initiative of the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) as a founding signatory. The initiative aligns with CD&R’s commitment to advance diversity, equity, and...
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Press Release

November 6, 2020
Huntsworth, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice portfolio company, has announced an agreement to acquire Nucleus Global from its founder, Stephen Cameron. The combination will create a global leader in the fast growing medical communications space and...
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Press Release

November 6, 2020
Huntsworth, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice portfolio company, has announced an agreement to acquire Nucleus Global from its founder, Stephen Cameron. The combination will create a global leader in the fast growing medical communications space and...
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Media Coverage

October 27, 2020
Private equity can offer more than just capital--this firm has a long history of making operational improvements. 
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Media Coverage

October 27, 2020
Inc. Magazine published its second annual list of private equity firms known for being good partners to entrepreneurs. CD&R is proud to be recognized for its work with family and founder-led companies and included on the list.
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Press Release

October 14, 2020
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the closing of CD&R funds’ acquisition of Epicor, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to industrial sectors. The transaction is valued at $4.7 billion. Epicor is a leading...
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Events

September 24, 2020
CD&R’s Operating Partner Vindi Banga served as a discussion leader at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit, where he outlined the long-term value creation case for engagement on environmental, social and governance (...
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Press Release

August 31, 2020
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, KKR, and Epicor Software Corporation today announced a definitive agreement whereby CD&R funds will acquire Epicor, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to industrial-focused sectors, from...
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Press Release

August 11, 2020
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced an agreement with HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HDS) under which CD&R funds will lead an investment to acquire HD Supply’s Construction & Industrial business (also known as “White Cap”), a...
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Press Release

August 4, 2020
Artera Services ("Artera") was announced today by PowerTeam Services LLC as the new company name. After the acquisition of Miller Pipeline and Minnesota Limited (collectively "MVerge") in April of this year, the company looked to establish a new...
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