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The Vanishing Public Company from Private Equity Findings

Events

May 17, 2021
A roundtable discussion with CD&R Operating Partner Roberto Quarta was featured in Private Equity Findings, a publication of the Coller Research Institute produced in collaboration with Professor Josh Lerner of Harvard Business School. The...
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Media Coverage

May 3, 2021
Private equity has changed significantly in the 30-plus years that Clayton, Dubilier & Rice chairman Donald Gogel has been in the industry but, he explains, the critical ingredients for outperformance remain the same.  
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April 29, 2021
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the completion of the previously announced sale of Capco, a global management and technology consultancy, to Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT). The total purchase price was $1.45 billion.   CD&R funds...
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Events

April 21, 2021
CD&R Co-President Dave Novak addressed a group of family offices at the Single Family Office Roundtable, hosted by the INSEAD Global Private Equity Initiative and Invest Europe.  His comments focused on the constructive partnership between...
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Press Release

April 19, 2021
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--agilon health, inc. (NYSE: AGL), which partners with primary care physicians to unlock value-based healthcare delivery, announced the closing of its initial public offering of 53,590,000 shares of its common...
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Press Release

April 13, 2021
WILMINGTON, Del. (USA) – Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2021 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street...
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April 1, 2021
The grand prize in the annual Harvard Business School New Venture Competition was awarded to Concord Materials, an integrated materials management platform for construction operators powered by advance tech with a fintech solution, and Hive Health,...
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March 17, 2021
M2GEN today announced a significant new investment by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) funds, the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (“Merck GHI”), and McKesson Ventures to recapitalize M2GEN, a leading oncology data and informatics...
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Press Release

March 15, 2021
MFG, the market leading independent forecourt operator with over 900 sites across Great Britain, is pleased to announce its electric vehicle (“EV”) investment plans.  Through this planned investment MFG will be uniquely positioned to lead the...
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March 12, 2021
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has completed the previously announced partnership transaction in which CD&R-managed funds invested alongside current owners and management to acquire S&S Activewear, a leading North American distributor of...
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Press Release

October 31, 2012
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) today announced the close of an investment in Wilsonart International Holding, LLC (“Wilsonart”), formerly ITW’s Decorative Surfaces business. ITW retains an ongoing ownership stake in the new, independent...
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October 11, 2012
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced today that it completed the acquisition of David’s Bridal, Inc., the leading specialty retailer of bridal gown and wedding-related apparel and accessories in the United States. The transaction values the...
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August 28, 2012
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced a definitive agreement to acquire David’s Bridal, Inc., the leading specialty retailer of bridal gown and wedding-related apparel and accessories in North America. Leonard Green & Partners will...
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August 16, 2012
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R") and Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) today announced an agreement under which ITW's Decorative Surfaces business will become a new, independent company operating as Wilsonart International Holdings, LLC...
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Press Release

July 31, 2012
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC today announced the appointment of John Krenicki, Jr. (50), Vice Chairman of GE (NYSE: GE) and the President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Energy, as a Senior Operating Partner based in New York effective...
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Press Release

July 23, 2012
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (together with its affiliates, “CD&R”) today announced total proceeds of $1.9 billion from its 2006 investment in Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) (“Sally”). Including a secondary offering completed today, CD...
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May 31, 2012
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (“CD&R”) and Roofing Supply Group (“RSG” or the “Company”) today announced that funds managed by CD&R have acquired RSG, a leading distributor of residential and non-residential roofing materials in the U.S...
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Media Coverage

CD&R Receives 2012 Award for Operational Excellence Private Equity International Sally Beauty
January 1, 2012
As a measure of the Firm’s success in driving business improvements, Private Equity International recognized CD&R with an award for Operational Excellence in October 2012 for its investment in Sally Beauty. Under CD&R’s ownership, revenues...
Management in 10 Words

Perspectives

January 1, 2012
In Management in 10 Words, CD&R Senior Advisor Terry Leahy draws on his fourteen years as CEO of Tesco to pinpoint the ten vital attributes that make successful managers and underlie great organisations. He tackles the challenges that every...
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October 3, 2011
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC completed a transaction effective Friday, September 30 in which funds managed by CD&R will acquire a 60 percent ownership stake in Hussmann International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of refrigerated display...
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