Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Acquires Huntsworth plc

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Acquires Focus Financial Partners

February 27, 2023

Wealth Management

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), with continued investment from Stone Point Capital, agreed to acquire Focus Financial Partners in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at an enterprise value in excess of $7 billion. Focus stockholders will receive $53 per share; Stone Point will retain a portion of its investment and provide new equity financing to support Focus as a private company, which the buyers say will provide greater financial and operating flexibility to grow the partner-firm network.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and KKR Acquire Cloudera for $5.3 Billion

October 8, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Cloudera entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and KKR in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.3 billion, expected to close in the second half of 2021. The deal will take Cloudera private and provide $16.00 per share to shareholders, with Cloudera continuing to be led by CEO Rob Bearden.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Partners with Vera Whole Health

July 1, 2021

Healthcare Services

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has entered into an investment partnership with Vera Whole Health to support Vera's expansion of its value-based, primary care-focused model. Terms were not disclosed; existing minority investors Transformation Capital and Archimedes Health Investors will remain as minority stakeholders while CD&R will support growth and board leadership changes.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Acquires Wolseley UK from Ferguson plc

February 1, 2021

Building Products

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) completed the acquisition of Wolseley UK from Ferguson plc in a carve-out divestiture valued at £308 million. Wolseley — a leading UK distributor of plumbing, heating, climate control, pipe and infrastructure products with ~542 branches, ~5,000 employees and ~£1.5 billion revenue in FY2020 — will be owned by CD&R funds alongside Wolseley management and run as an independent company to accelerate growth and pursue operational improvements.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to Acquire Cynosure from Hologic

November 20, 2019

Medical Devices

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has agreed to acquire Cynosure, LLC, a leading developer and manufacturer of medical aesthetic treatment systems, from Hologic, Inc. The transaction is a divestiture of Hologic’s aesthetic devices business and will enable CD&R to invest behind Cynosure’s product portfolio, expand sales and marketing, and pursue tuck-in acquisitions to accelerate growth.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Acquires Majority Stake in Sirius Computer Solutions

July 1, 2019

IT Services

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) acquired a majority equity interest in Sirius Computer Solutions from funds affiliated with Kelso & Company. The partnership positions CD&R to support Sirius’ continued growth and expand its managed services, cloud, security and solutions offerings while Joe Mertens remains CEO.