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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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Press Release

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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Press Release

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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Press Release

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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Press Release

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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Press Release

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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Press Release

March 4, 2021
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced today an agreement under which its portfolio company Capco, a global management and technology consultancy, will be acquired by Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT), a leading global information technology, consulting and...
Private Equity International Awards 2020: Large Cap Firm of the Year in North America

Media Coverage

PEI 2020 Awards
March 1, 2021
We are honored to be recognized by the Private Equity International Awards 2020 as the Firm of the Year (Large-Cap North America category)*. We are also very proud to be named one of three finalists for EMEA deal of the year for our partnership...
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Press Release

February 18, 2021
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced that John Stroup, Executive Chairman of Belden, Inc., has been named an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds. Mr. Stroup joined Belden, a global leader in signal transmission and security systems solutions...
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Press Release

February 11, 2021
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, Ltd. (SEO London), a registered UK charity focused on promoting ethnic, gender and socioeconomic diversity and inclusion (D&I) across a range of industries, announces the launch of its EMEA-focused...
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Press Release

February 1, 2021
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today completed the previously announced acquisition of Wolseley UK, a leading specialist distributor of plumbing, heating, climate control, pipe and infrastructure & utility products in the United Kingdom, from...
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Press Release

January 20, 2021
S&S Activewear (“S&S”) and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) announced a new partnership in which CD&R-managed funds will invest alongside current owners and management to acquire S&S, a leading North American distributor of...
Wolseley

Press Release

January 4, 2021
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) announced today an agreement to acquire Wolseley UK (“Wolseley”), a leading specialist distributor of plumbing, heating, climate control, pipe and infrastructure & utility products in the United Kingdom...
Black Women in Asset Management

Press Release

December 30, 2020
Black Women in Asset Management (BWAM), an industry organisation promoting the advancement of Black women working in the asset management industry, today announces that Barrington Hibbert Associates, Blackstone, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, Goodwin...
TruGreen donated $80,000 to First Tee - Greater Philadelphia Chapter, one of First Tee's 150 chapters, to support their Drive for the Future initiative designed to transform a golf club into an innovative outdoor classroom, serving as the heart of First Tee’s educational and character development programs in northeast Philadelphia.

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December 28, 2020
TruGreen, the nation's leading lawn care provider, recaps another year of giving through their partnerships with First Tee and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This past year also marked TruGreen's $1 million milestone of giving back to local...
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Press Release

December 15, 2020
Mr. Johri worked for more than 30 years at UTC, serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of UTC from 2015 to 2019 and as Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO from 2019 to 2020. He was also Chief Financial Officer for Pall...
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