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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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Perspectives

July 26, 2022
According to a recent research study from Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, a resounding 96 percent of organizations surveyed worldwide have confidence in their ability to navigate...
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Press Release

July 25, 2022
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. (“Cornerstone Building Brands” or the “Company”), the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, today announced that Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) has successfully completed...
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Events

July 18, 2022
Vindi Banga, CD&R Operating Partner, addressed the Lord Mayor’s Finance for Impact Summit to discuss the importance of investing for impact and private capital’s role in supporting best practice. Mr. Banga addressed leaders of finance, business...
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Events

July 1, 2022
At the Annual Forum of the German business school ESMT Berlin, CD&R Partner Björn Killmer discussed the integral role of private capital in supporting the transformation of companies towards a more sustainable future. The Berlin conference was...
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Events

June 30, 2022
Vindi Banga, CD&R Operating Partner, addressed the London Business School Private Capital Symposium on the role of private capital in driving ESG impact through operational improvements to businesses. Speaking on the ESG and Impact Investing...
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Press Release

June 21, 2022
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced that David Taylor, the former Chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble (P&G), has been engaged as a Senior Operating Advisor to CD&R-managed funds. Mr. Taylor spent more than 40 years at P&G,...
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Press Release

June 14, 2022
Clayton Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R” or the “Firm”) today announced that the CD&R Foundation (the “Foundation”), which launched last year to meaningfully expand the Firm’s philanthropic, service, and educational efforts, has made inaugural...
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Press Release

June 13, 2022
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced that Bill Berutti, the former CEO of Plex Systems, a leading software provider to the manufacturing sector, has been engaged as an Operating Advisor to CD&R-managed funds. Mr. Berutti will work with CD&...
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Press Release

June 1, 2022
Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP) today announced that it has agreed to sell a majority stake in its industrial businesses, including its entire Process Technologies segment and the industrial businesses within its Measurement & Analytical...
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Press Release

June 1, 2022
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced that John Koch, the former President and CEO of PODS Enterprises, LLC, a leading residential and commercial moving and storage services company, has been engaged as an Operating Advisor to CD&R-managed...
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