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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

November 16, 2018
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (NYSE: NCS), a leading manufacturer of exterior building products for commercial construction (“NCI” or the “Company”), announced today that it has completed its merger with Ply Gem Parent, LLC, a leading manufacturer of...
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Press Release

October 10, 2018
SmileDirectClub, the pioneer of at-home, doctor-directed aligner therapy, today announced the completion of its first institutional private placement of equity capital for a total of $380 million. In addition, the Company received a valuation of $3....
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Press Release

October 1, 2018
PowerTeam Services, LLC, a leading provider of maintenance and construction services to the U.S. utility industries, announced today the closing of the acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”). In conjunction with the closing,...
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Press Release

September 27, 2018
NEW YORK – September 27, 2018 – Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced that Ray Conner, former Vice Chairman of The Boeing Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has been engaged as an Operating...
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Press Release

September 5, 2018
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced today that Micaela Bulich, former Vice President Global Supply Chain for GE Renewable Energy’s $8 billion Onshore Wind business, has been engaged as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds.
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Press Release

September 4, 2018
ATLANTA— Carestream Dental is breaking with tradition for a good reason. The traditional one-year anniversary gift may be paper, but the independent dental technology company can’t help but celebrate with all things digital. “It’s been an exciting...
Artera.

Press Release

August 22, 2018
NEW YORK – August 22, 2018 – Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) announced an agreement under which CD&R-managed funds will acquire PowerTeam Services, LLC (“PowerTeam”), a leading provider of maintenance and construction services to the U...

Press Release

August 1, 2018
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Press Release

August 1, 2018
LONDON — August 1, 2018 — Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced the appointment of Jean-Michel Aubertin, former CEO of CG Power and Doosan Power Systems, as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds.
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Press Release

August 1, 2018
NEW YORK – August 1, 2018 – Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced today the closing of its previously announced investment in naviHealth, the largest manager of post-acute benefits for health plans and a leading value-based care partner to health...
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