Firm Overview

The private equity firm of Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, founded in 1978, specializes in investments in divisions and subsidiaries of large multi-business corporations, with a focus on corporate divestitures.

The firm has invested over $17 billion cumulatively in 52 businesses in the United States and Europe. Acquisitions tend to range between $1 billion and $15 billion, and span a diverse group of industry segments, including Services and Retail, Construction and Building, and Electronics.

Investment and value-growth strategies include direct leadership on the boards of portfolio companies, due diligence analysis on potential investments, and leveraging over 300 collective years of senior management experience in over 50 companies among the firm’s operating partners. Ninety percent of the value created for portfolio companies by Clayton, Dubilier and Rice management and advisement is the result of operational enhancements.

Clayton, Dubilier and Rice currently holds ownership stakes prominent companies such as the auto rental company Hertz Corporation and in U.S. Food Service, and has previously owned or held an ownership stake in FedEx Office (formerly FedEx Kinko’s), Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company, and computer peripheral manufacturer Lexmark, Inc.