Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is one of the world's premier private equity firms. Founded in 1978, the firm employs a distinctive approach to investing, combining financial and operating capabilities to build great businesses. CD&R's partners represent a blend of seasoned, industry-leading corporate executives from major global enterprises, such as ABB, Allstate, BBA, BTR, Disney, Emerson Electric, Gap, GE, IBM, P&G, Unilever and Wolseley, and highly skilled investment professionals from the world's foremost financial institutions and management advisory firms. CD&R has a long-term record of achieving investment success from business transformations. Post-acquisition, the firm works closely with management to develop new approaches to boost productivity, innovation, product quality, revenue growth and profits to improve portfolio business operating performance. Based in New York and London, CD&R has managed the investment of approximately US$ 15 billion in 49 US and European companies, mostly divisions of large multi-business corporations, representing an aggregate transaction value of over US$ 70 billion and revenues of nearly US$ 120 billion.