Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
“Terminix, Safelite, David's Bridal. One of the oldest PE firms in the game, with decades of practice buying the services you depend on.”
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice currently owns 3 consumer brands we track, including Safelite AutoGlass, Gentiva and TruGreen, across 3 categories. It has since exited 5 more.
CD&R has been doing this since 1978, making it one of the very first private equity firms. They took ServiceMaster (Terminix's parent) private for $5.5 billion, bought David's Bridal for $1 billion and was in charge when it went bankrupt in 2018 (it went bust again in 2023, under its lenders), and hold a major stake in Safelite's parent company. When you need pest control, auto glass repair, or a wedding dress, there's a decent chance CD&R is somewhere in the chain.
Founded 1978 · New York, NY