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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...
Hertz logo

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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...
Construction equipment with FBM logo.

Press Release

January 31, 2024
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) and American Securities LLC ("American Securities") today announced that funds managed by CD&R have acquired a significant ownership position in Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (“FBM” or the “Company...
Sir Dave Lewis

Press Release

January 15, 2024
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R” or the “Firm”) today announced the appointment of Sir Dave Lewis as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds. He will draw on his more than 30 years of leadership experience within the global Consumer Goods and...
Portrait of Howard Ungerleider

Press Release

January 4, 2024
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R” or the “Firm”) today announced the appointment of Howard Ungerleider as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds. Mr. Ungerleider will work closely with CD&R’s industrials team on new investment...
cdr-foundation-makes-additional-grants-to-uk-non-profits

Press Release

December 14, 2023
Clayton Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R” or the “Firm”) today announced that the CD&R Foundation (the “Foundation”) has made grants totaling £1.5 million to three non-profit organisations in the United Kingdom, which will be disbursed over the...
Shearers Food Logo

Press Release

December 13, 2023
Clayton Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R” or the “Firm”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for funds it manages to acquire Shearer’s Foods (“Shearer’s” or the “Company”), a leading contract manufacturer and private label...
Berutti, Jhaver and Selib portraits.

Press Release

December 12, 2023
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R” or the “Firm”) announced today the appointment of three new Partners – Sid Jhaver, Jon Selib and Bill Berutti. Mr. Jhaver joined CD&R in 2020 and has been integral in developing the Firm’s presence in...
Veritiv

Press Release

November 30, 2023
Veritiv Corporation, a leading distributor of packaging, facility solutions, and print products, today announced that an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (CD&R) completed its acquisition of the company. On August 7, 2023, CD&R...
Scott Easterwood

Press Release

November 30, 2023
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R” or “the Firm”) announced today the appointment of Scott Easterwood as Director, Portfolio Company Procurement Program. In this role, Mr. Easterwood will work with the supply chain and procurement leaders at...
John Stegeman

Press Release

November 21, 2023
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R" or "the Firm") today announced the appointment of John Stegeman as an Operating Advisor to CD&R funds, effective December 1, 2023. Mr. Stegeman will work alongside CD&R’s Industrials team to help...
WSJ Pro PE Special Report Women to Watch

Press Release

November 8, 2023
Sarah Kim, Partner at CD&R, is honored by WSJ Pro as one of ten women making an impact in private equity. The list, curated by The Wall Street Journal’s editorial team, honors a different group of women who have risen through the professional...
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