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Private Equity International Awards 2007

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CD&R Receives 2007 North American LBO Firm of the Year Award Private Equity International
December 31, 2007
2007 has been an exceptionally productive year for CD&R in terms of realizations, new investments, creating value in the portfolio and building the organization. The Firm has announced realizations generating over $3 billion and deployed (or...

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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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 (...

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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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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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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.

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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...
Cover of "Pioneering Portfolio Management" by David F. Swensen

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...
Detlef Trefzger

Press Release

November 7, 2023
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R” or the “Firm”) today announced the appointment of Detlef Trefzger as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds. Dr. Trefzger will draw on his more than 30 years of experience leading companies within the global...
CD&R Named to Inc.’s 2023 Founder-Friendly Investors List

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October 31, 2023
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R") is proud to share that it has been named to Inc.’s 2023 Founder-Friendly Investors List. The award honors private equity, venture capital and debt firms with the strongest track records of success in...
 Porter, Jon

Press Release

October 17, 2023
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R" or the "Firm") today announced the appointment of Jonathan Porter as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds. Mr. Porter will draw on his more than 25 years of experience leading business and commercial...
Ravi Sachdev, Ron Williams, Keith Pitts

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October 2, 2023
Private equity has an important role to play in the US healthcare system’s transition from a fee-for-service model to a system based on outcomes, believe Ravi Sachdev, Ron Williams and Keith Pitts at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

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September 19, 2023
CD&R is proud to announce that we have been recognized by GrowthCap for our efforts building and growing valuable businesses. See GrowthCap’s annual list of investment firms that have excelled in deal sourcing, portfolio company value creation,...
Emma Chandra

Press Release

September 12, 2023
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the expansion of its External Affairs team with the appointment of Emma Chandra as Director of External Affairs, Europe. In this new role, Ms. Chandra will lead CD&R's engagement with key external...
Focus Financial Partners

Press Release

August 31, 2023
Focus Financial Partners Inc. ("Focus" or the "Company"), a leading partnership of independent, fiduciary wealth management firms, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC ("CD&R"), and Stone Point Capital LLC ("Stone Point") today announced that they...
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Press Release

August 7, 2023
Veritiv Corporation (NYSE: VRTV), a leading distributor of packaging, facility solutions and print products, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (CD&...
CDR Foundation Spring 2023 Grantee Logos.

Press Release

June 6, 2023
Clayton Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) today announced that it has committed $4.25 million in grants in each of the next two years, for a total commitment of $8.5 million, to 15 non-profit organizations having a direct impact on workforce...

Press Release

May 4, 2023
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the appointment of seasoned technology executive Mittu Sridhara as an Operating Principal. Mr. Sridhara will play a key role in evaluating investment opportunities and driving value creation at the Firm's...
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