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 NEW
YORK, NY -- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (CD&R), a leading
global private equity firm, today announced that it has
reached a definitive agreement with Veolia Environnement SA
of France to acquire Culligan International in a transaction
valued at $610 million. The transaction is subject to normal
regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the fall.
"This transaction bears many of
the hallmarks of our most successful investments," said
Donald J. Gogel, President and Chief Executive Officer of
CD&R. "It is a carve-out of a non-core division from a major
multinational parent that we believe we can build and
enhance with our operationally focused investment model."
This is the second investment by
CD&R in 2004 and follows upon the $1.65 billion acquisition
of VWR International, a global distributor of laboratory
supplies from Merck KGaA of Germany in April. Also in 2004,
CD&R sold Kinko's to FedEx Corporation, sold Jafra Cosmetics
to Vorwerk & Co. KG and completed a successful secondary
offering of a portion of its fund's ownership interest in
SIRVA, the Chicago-based global relocation services company.
Culligan is a leading
manufacturer and distributor of water treatment products and
bottled water for household and commercial use in North
America and Europe with annual sales of $682 million in
2003. Founded by Emmett Culligan in 1936 and based in
Northbrook, Ill., Culligan has 3,000 employees worldwide, a
network of more than 1,000 owned and franchised dealerships
in the US and Europe and one of the more recognizable brands
in the U.S.
"Our hands-on approach is
particularly well suited to tackling complex business
situations and helping to redefine a company's position in
the marketplace," said George W. Tamke, an operating partner
of CD&R involved in the transaction. "We think Culligan has
a wonderful set of assets, including an outstanding dealer
network and a great brand that we can build on to create an
even stronger company." Most recently, Mr. Tamke served as
the lead operating partner from CD&R in connection with the
firm's investment in Kinko's. He also served as Kinko's
interim-CEO for a period of time.
"We look forward to working with
Culligan to take the company to the next level of profitable
growth," said David H. Wasserman, a CD&R financial partner
involved in the transaction, who also worked with Mr. Tamke
on Kinko's. "We have successfully invested in manufacturing
and distribution businesses and we have worked with
distribution networks. We will draw upon that valuable
experience to accelerate Culligan's growth by creating a
more service-intensive business model."
About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice,
Inc.
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (CD&R) is a leading private
equity investment firm that has earned consistent, superior
investment returns using an integrated operational and
financial approach to building and growing portfolio
businesses. Since its founding in 1978, CD&R has managed the
investment of over $5 billion in 37 businesses - mostly
subsidiaries or divisions of large multi-business
corporations - representing a broad range of industries with
an aggregate transaction value in excess of $20 billion and
revenues of more than $27 billion. The firm has offices in
New York and London. For more information about CD&R, visit
www.cdr-inc.com.
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Weekly Update #41 : Iraq
Reconstruction - 7/21/04
 Washington,
DC -- Weekly Update #41 -- This fact sheet highlights
overall accomplishments and some weekly activities from
USAID’s reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
Highlights this Week:
• The
rehabilitation of a water treatment plant in a poor area of
Baghdad governorate is complete, and nearly 1 million
residents are now benefiting from the provision of potable
water in their area. The plant was operating at 55-60% of
its 3000 m3/day capacity before the rehabilitation, as one
of plant’s three clarifiers was no longer working. This
decrease in the quality and amount of water impacted two
local hospitals, five primary health centers, 120 schools,
and approximately 600,000 household beneficiaries. Through
this project, the plant’s clarifier tank pumps,
chlorinators, alum dosing pumps, flash mixer, intake
structure, and electronic control boards were repaired. The
water treatment plant is now operating at full capacity.
This project was supported by USAID’s Office of Foreign
Disaster Assistance (OFDA).
• The
rehabilitation of three water and sewage treatment sites in
central Iraq is complete, improving services for more than
50,000 people. These initiatives were supported by USAID’s
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) in an effort to
quickly improve public health through the provision of
potable water and the proper treatment of sewage.
• On
June 22, the rehabilitation of a Babil Governorate water
treatment plant was completed. Prior to the rehabilitation,
the plant had only been operating at about 60 percent of its
capacity of 10,000m3/day. The town and surrounding villages
of 30,000 people were receiving inadequate water quantity
and unclean, unfiltered water. USAID supported emergency
repairs to the plant’s lifts, pumps, clarifiers, and alum
system to ensure the plant operates to capacity and provides
an adequate quantity of potable water.
• On
June 18, the rehabilitation of three compact water treatment
units in Wasit Governorate was completed. Two of these units
were not functioning entirely, meaning that 5,200 residents
were using raw water and grey channels as their means of
water for drinking and washing. The third unit was
functioning very inefficiently because of a non–functioning
clarifier/purification system that was pumping untreated
water to a village of 4,000. These three rehabilitated units
are now providing 9,500 people with clean, potable water.
• On
June 28, two sewage pumping stations in the Wasit
Governorate began treating sewage after the completion of
USAID’s rehabilitation work. Flooding of residential areas
with sewage water and grey water was causing a health hazard
for 11,000 local residents. Water was seeping into the water
network, which was polluting the drinking water and causing
sewage to overflow into the streets. USAID undertook and
completed emergency repairs which included replacing the two
pumps, providing maintenance of screens, and replacing two
automatic electric float valves. Repairs to these two
sewage-pumping stations stopped the flow of grey water that
was polluting the water supply and eliminated the flow of
sewage in the streets for all 11,000 residents.
• The
rehabilitation of a water treatment plant in northern Iraq
is now underway with two Iraqi subcontractors mobilized to
the site. The rehabilitation of this plant began in June
2004; the major goal of this project is to repair leaks and
mechanical and electrical equipment in the plant’s structure
which are preventing the distribution of potable water to
the area. The plant has been in operation for about 10 years
and has experienced noticeable settlement in a number of its
structural features, which are causing the leaks from pipes
and tanks. This project will determine the cause and remedy
the situation. Most recently, hydro-testing of the plant’s
first four clarifiers was completed. Piping, mechanical, and
electrical repairs are all underway. The rehabilitation of
this plant is expected to be complete in November 2004.
See
complete report at:
http://www.usaid.gov/iraq/updates/jul04/iraq_fs41_072104.pdf
Source: USAID,
http://www.usaid.gov/
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Sold
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Acquire Culligan
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Leachate : Modular, Dependable
Landfill Pumping System
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Weekly Update #41 : Iraq
Reconstruction - 7/21/04
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Effective Removal
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