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Private Equity International Awards 2007

Media Coverage

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...
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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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Press Release

July 23, 2020
Cheney Bros., Inc. and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the closing of an investment by CD&R-managed funds in Cheney Brothers, a leading family-owned & operated regional food distributor serving the Southeastern United States....
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Press Release

July 7, 2020
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced an agreement under which Mobilux, the holding company of BUT, a CD&R portfolio company, will acquire Conforama France, a subsidiary of Steinhoff International, to create the largest omnichannel...
Orla Beggs

Press Release

July 7, 2020
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the appointment of Orla Beggs as Partner, Human Capital. Ms. Beggs is former partner and head of the US People and Organization practice at PwC. Ms. Beggs’ responsibilities will include leading human...
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Press Release

May 29, 2020
SIG plc, a leading supplier of specialist building products and solutions to trade customers across the UK, Ireland and Mainland Europe, with strong positions in its core markets as a specialist distributor of insulation and interiors products and...
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Press Release

May 18, 2020
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the appointment of Keith Pitts, former Vice Chairman of Tenet Healthcare Corporation, as an Operating Advisor to CD&R Funds.

Press Release

May 14, 2020
agilon health helps doctors send a message to patients nationwide to urge them not to neglect their health.
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Press Release

May 12, 2020
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced an agreement under which CD&R-managed funds will acquire Radio Systems Corporation, the leading innovator in the companion pet health and safety market. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
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Press Release

May 1, 2020
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announces the completion of the acquisition of Huntsworth plc, a leading provider of specialty services that help pharmaceutical and biotech companies commercialize new therapies and support the life cycle of drug...
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