Clayton Dubilier & Rice
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice hires European ESG head from FTI Consulting
Hannah-Polly Williams is the second addition to the US PE firm’s ESG initiatives group in the past six months
CD&R to form facilities management group with two primary buyouts
Family-owned Atalian and OCS will merge to create platform with presence in Europe and Asia-Pacific
CD&R appoints European portfolio procurement director
Marta Benedek joins Clayton, Dubilier & Rice following a 20-year stint at General Electric
CD&R forms USD 4bn special-purpose vehicle for Belron stake
CD&R is also selling part of its stake to existing backers, including Hellman & Friedman
KKR, Bain among suitors for Unilever's tea business
Cinven, Blackstone, Apollo, CD&R and CVC are among the other sponsors considering bids
Morrisons suitor Fortress could take its time to respond to CD&R bid
CD&R's 285 pence bid pipped Fortress's earlier offer, leading Morrisons' board to switch its recommendation
Wm Morrison board accepts GBP 7bn CD&R offer
Deal would be the largest PE-backed take-private in the UK since Boots' GBP 11.1bn delisting in 2007
Morrisons adjourns shareholders' meeting, CD&R still looking at offer
Clayton Dubilier & Rice has asked that it be provided with more time to consider its options
H&F, BlackRock, GIC invest in Belron at EUR 21bn EV
Hellman & Friedman (H&F), BlackRock and GIC are to acquire a 13% stake in vehicle glass repair and replacement firm Belron in a deal that gives the company an enterprise value of EUR 21bn and an equity value of EUR 17.2bn.
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
UK buyout rankings: who invested the most in Q1
Unquote tallies the top 10 most active GPs across the UK buyout space in an exceptionally busy first quarter
CD&R carves out Wolseley UK plumbing merchant business for £308m
Ferguson engaged NM Rothschild to approach potential buyers in October 2020
CD&R-backed Huntsworth acquires Cormis
Cormis partners will continue to lead Cormis and join the Huntsworth division's leadership team
CD&R to back Socotec in €1.8bn deal – report
Five Arrows and BIP Investment Partners sell minority stakes in Socotec, report says
Mega-buyout volumes hit post-crisis Q1 high
Combined with Q4 2017, the past six months have represented the most active consecutive quarters for €1bn-plus buyouts since 2007
Lone Star to sell MRH to CD&R's MFG for £1.2bn
Deal is an exit for Lone Star Fund IX, with the petrol station operator abandoning its IPO plans
CD&R to buy 40% stake in Belron group
Clayton Dubilier & Rice plans to acquire 40% of vehicle glass repair provider Belron
Mentha Capital exits Venko Groep
Mentha sells the Dutch business to Clayton Dubilier & Rice portfolio company BrandSafway
CD&R, SSA sell 12.5% stake in B&M for £454.3m
Following the partial divestment, CD&R will retain a 4.9% stake in the discount retailer
Bridgepoint's EMT to acquire Exova for £620m
Deal values the company at 12.5x its adjusted EBITDA for the 12 months ending in December 2016
PAI bidding to acquire CD&R's Exova
Two other suitors are also eyeing the laboratory testing business, which has a market cap of £550m
CD&R reaps $2.3bn in Mauser trade sale
GP first acquired its stake in the business in May 2014 for $1.2bn from Dubai International Capital
Packaging sector poised to secure status as PE pillar stone
Resilient nature of the sector and plentiful supply of consolidation opportunities could lead to a resurgence in activity
Clayton Dubilier & Rice to acquire French retailer But
Decomeubles Partners, backed by Goldmans Sachs and other investors, has been main the shareholder since 2008