Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) is proud to be named to Inc. Magazine’s Founder-Friendly Investors list for 2024. The award celebrates private equity, venture capital and debt firms with success backing founder-led companies.

To determine the list, Inc. spoke to entrepreneurs who partnered with private equity and venture capital firms and evaluated data on company growth over the course of their partnerships. This award highlights CD&R as one of 269 firms considered a valued partner by business owners.

Since 1978, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $50 billion in over 120 businesses representing a broad range of industries, collaboratively partnering with management teams to build businesses for the long-term.

To see the complete list and selection methodology, visit Inc.com: www.inc.com/founder-friendly-investors/2024

About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Founded in 1978, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is a leading private investment firm with a strategy of generating strong investment returns by building more robust and sustainable businesses through the combination of skilled investment experience and deep operating capabilities. In partnership with the management teams of its portfolio companies, CD&R takes a long-term view of value creation and emphasizes positive stewardship and impact. The firm invests in businesses that span a broad range of industries, including industrial, healthcare, consumer, technology and financial services end markets. CD&R is privately owned by its partners and has offices in New York and London. For more information, please visit www.cdr.com and follow the firm’s activities through LinkedIn and @CDRBuilds on X/Twitter.

About Inc.

Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of our community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating our future. Inc.'s award-winning work achieves a monthly brand footprint of more than 40 million across a variety of channels, including events, digital, print, video, podcasts, newsletters, and social media. Its proprietary Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since its launch as the Inc. 100 in 1982, analyzes company data to rank the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The recognition that comes with inclusion on this and other prestigious Inc. lists, such as Female Founders and Power Partners, gives the founders of top businesses the opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

Disclaimer: This award was provided by Inc. on October 29, 2024. CD&R submitted a nomination and paid a participation fee to be considered for this list.