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Press Release

February 13, 2018
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and American Greetings Corporation announced today an agreement under which CD&R-managed funds will acquire a 60% ownership stake in American Greetings, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of greeting cards, as...
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Press Release

February 7, 2018
LONDON — February 7, 2018 — D’Ieteren and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) completed today the previously announced acquisition by CD&R-managed funds of a 40% ownership interest in the Belron group, the global leader in the vehicle...
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Press Release

January 31, 2018
Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PGEM), a leading North American building products manufacturer, and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) announced today a definitive agreement under which CD&R funds will acquire all of the outstanding shares of...
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Press Release

December 18, 2017
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced today that Eric Rouzier has been named a Partner of the Firm. Over his 12-year career at CD&R, Mr. Rouzier has been actively involved in sourcing and evaluating new investments across Europe, as well as...
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Press Release

December 11, 2017
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice funds today completed the previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in SunSource Holdings, Inc., a distributor of hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power products in the U.S. and Canada. Terms of the transaction...
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Press Release

November 19, 2017
D’Ieteren and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”), a global private investment firm, today announced that they have entered into exclusive discussions under which CD&R-managed funds would acquire a 40% ownership interest in the Belron...
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Press Release

November 2, 2017
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced an agreement today under which CD&R-managed funds will acquire a majority stake in SunSource Holdings, Inc., a distributor of hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power products in the U.S. and Canada. Terms of...
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Press Release

September 1, 2017
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and CareCapital Advisors Limited (part of Hillhouse Capital Management), today completed the previously-announced acquisition of Carestream Dental, the dental digital business of Carestream Health. The carve-out...
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Press Release

August 24, 2017
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) (“Beacon” or the “Company”), the largest publicly traded distributor of roofing and complementary building products in North America, today announced that the Company has entered into a definitive purchase...
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Press Release

August 1, 2017
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) today completed the previously-announced acquisition of HD Supply Holdings, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:HDS) Waterworks business unit (“Waterworks”), the nation’s largest distributor of water, sewer, storm and fire...
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Press Release

December 16, 2019
The SOCOTEC group, one of Europe’s largest providers of testing, inspection and certification services for construction and infrastructure sites, today announced the acquisition of DPA (“David Pattillo & Associates”), a highly respected provider...
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Press Release

November 20, 2019
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today announced an agreement under which CD&R-managed funds will acquire Cynosure, LLC, a leader in medical aesthetics systems and technologies, from Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX). Cynosure develops, manufactures, and...
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Media Coverage

October 16, 2019
QuickDeck can be assembled in the air over water, roadways, and other difficult-to-reach job sites.
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Press Release

October 14, 2019
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R") today announced the appointment of Jean-Luc Belingard, a senior executive with a successful career leading global pharmaceutical businesses, as an Operating Advisor to CD&R Funds. Mr. Belingard will work...
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Press Release

October 11, 2019
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced today that it has appointed Björn Killmer as a Partner. Mr. Killmer is based in the Firm’s London office. Mr Killmer joins a CD&R investment team that has sourced investments in 16 European headquartered...
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Press Release

September 30, 2019
Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) (TSX:BBU.UN) ("Brookfield Business Partners"), together with its institutional partners (collectively “Brookfield”), and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) today announced a definitive agreement...
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Events

August 1, 2019
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, in partnership with CD&R portfolio company Core & Main and Reboot Accel, is hosting an inaugural Lean Forward women’s leadership summit for CD&R portfolio companies. The summit was organized to enhance...
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Press Release

July 30, 2019
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice today completed the sale of TRANZACT, a leading provider of comprehensive direct-to-consumer sales and marketing solutions for individual Medicare and Life insurance policies across the US, to Willis Towers Watson (...
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Press Release

July 1, 2019
Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc. (Sirius), a leading national IT solutions integrator, announces that Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a private investment firm, has finalized its agreement to acquire a majority equity interest in Sirius from...
Top Founder-Friendly Private Equity Firms

Media Coverage

June 30, 2019
Inc. Magazine published its inaugural list of 50 private equity firms known for treating entrepreneurs as partners.  CD&R is proud to be recognized for its work with family and founder-led companies and included on the list.
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