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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...
Lori Butler.

Press Release

November 8, 2022
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced today the appointment of Lori Butler as Director of Environmental Stewardship, a newly created position to help the Firm's portfolio companies build value through environmental strategies. In the new role, Ms....
Micaela Bulich.

Events

October 11, 2022
Micaela Bulich, Operating Advisor to CD&R Funds, addressed the Reuters’ 2022 Supply Chain Execution Europe event, discussing how companies must transform to ensure employee retention in the face of rising labor shortages across the logistics...
Gordon Smith

Press Release

October 4, 2022
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced Gordon Smith, former Co-President and Chief Operating Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds. Mr. Smith will work with CD&R's financial services team to help source...
Mike Lamach

Press Release

September 14, 2022
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced Michael Lamach, who previously served as Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Trane Technologies (formerly Ingersoll-Rand), has been appointed as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds.
David Winokur

Press Release

September 6, 2022
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced the appointment of David Winokur, an experienced financial services investor, as a Partner at the firm. In his new role, Mr. Winokur will build the newly created financial services vertical and be engaged in...
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Press Release

August 11, 2022
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced that it has successfully completed its previously-announced transaction with private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) to divest a majority interest in the Hospice and Personal Care...
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Press Release

August 2, 2022
Clayton Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R” or the “Firm”) today announced that the CD&R Foundation (the “Foundation”) has made grants totaling approximately £2.4 million to three non-profit organisations in the United Kingdom over the next three...
Dave Novak.

Perspectives

July 28, 2022
Dave Novak, Co-President of CD&R, recently appeared on the Money Maze Podcast to discuss the evolution of private equity over the past four decades, and how it can drive business efficiency and value creation. Speaking to Simon Brewer, Co-...
Cleaner.

Press Release

July 28, 2022
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) announced agreements under which CD&R Fund XI and affiliates will acquire the Facilities Services business of OCS Group (“OCS”) and have made a binding and irrevocable offer to acquire Atalian, approval...
Robert Quarta

Events

July 26, 2022
Leader Capital’s Private Markets 2022 Summit brought together more than 300 Israeli and global senior industry professionals, including leading Israeli limited partners, global fund managers and advisors to discuss a range of critical topics and...
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