Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (CD&R) is a private equity investment firm based in New York and London.
Founded in 1978, CD&R investors include endowments / foundations, families / high net worth individuals, public pensions, corporate pension funds, fund of funds, financial institutions and insurance companies. Geographically, CD&R investors come from North Ameciva, Europe, UK and other regions.
Since it inception, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has become trusted partner for many corporations including Altria, DuPont, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Gillette, The Home Depot, IBM, Merck KGaA, Norfolk Southern, PPR, Royal Ahold, Telecom Italia, Veolia, Westinghouse and Xerox.
CD&R focuses its investments in multinational companies. Almost all companies have global supply chain. In general, CD&R portfolio companies generate a third or more of their revenue in other country. The firm investments span from USD 1 billion to USD 15 billion in various business segments including Services and Retail, Construction and Building and Electronics. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice objective in various conditions remain the same: to be an agent of constructive change for the long-term health of the portfolio company.
CD&R typically invests in underperforming companies which are mostly services and distribution related business. Some of CD&R investment portfolio: Atkore International, BCA, Brakes, Culligan, Diversey, EMSC, Exova, HD Supply, Hertz, HGI Holding, Inc., Hussmann, NCI Building Systems, Rexel, Sally Beauty Holdings, ServiceMaster, SPIE, Univar, US Foods and VWR International.
On October 3, 2011 Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC announced its acquisition of 60% ownership stake in Hussmann International, Inc. Hussmann International is refrigerated display merchandising equipment and refrigeration systems manufacturer for the retail food industry.
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