Overview
CD&R LLP is a UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated entity, based in London. CD&R LLP provides investment advisory and other services to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, which manages a number of private equity investments. The advisory services provided by CD&R LLP comprise advice and support in connection with the investigation, structuring, financing, monitoring, reporting and disposition of U.K. and other European investments and investment opportunities.

CD&R LLP is committed to promoting greater transparency in the private equity industry. CD&R LLP conforms to the Walker Guidelines for Disclosure and Transparency in Private Equity on a comply or explain basis and works with CD&R’s U.K. portfolio companies to do the same, to the extent applicable. CD&R LLP ensures timely and effective communication with portfolio company employees, in particular at times of strategic significance, including any transactions involving that particular portfolio company, to the extent confidentiality constraints permit.

We anticipate that the average holding period for our European private equity investments will be three to five years, but holding periods for individual investments may vary depending upon market opportunities and circumstances.

Leadership
CD&R’s U.K. team is led by Co-President David A. Novak and partners Vindi Banga, Romain Dutartre, Marco Herbst, Sid Jhaver, Gregory Lai, Roberto Quarta, Christian Rochat and Eric Rouzier. Please see the Team section of this site for more information regarding CD&R’s professionals.

Investors
CD&R LLP manages capital on behalf of institutions and individuals worldwide. The firm’s relationships with limited partners, which include prominent university endowments, foundations, public pension funds, corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, and family offices, are guided by an unwavering commitment to alignment and transparency.

Investments
The UK Portfolio Companies which are required to comply with the Walker Guidelines as of 1 April 2025 are as follows:
Westbury Street Holdings
Motor Fuel Group
Inizio (fka Huntsworth)
Morrisons
OCS

In addition, the following portfolio company is not required to comply with the Walker Guidelines but will voluntarily adhere to the enhanced disclosure requirements:
Wolseley

For details of these companies, and for a complete list of investments since 2009, see our Investment Portfolio at cdr.com/portfolio.