M&A Deal Summary

CD&R Acquires UDG Healthcare

On May 12, 2021, private equity firm CD&R acquired business services company UDG Healthcare for 3.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CD&R’s 6th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is CD&R’s 13th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CD&R’s 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-12
Target UDG Healthcare
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) CD&R
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 3.7B USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs
Rothschild Global Advisory (Financial)

Target

UDG Healthcare

Dublin, Ireland
UDG Healthcare operates in two segments, Ashfield and Sharp. Ashfield is a global integrated healthcare services partner offering a breadth of services in advisory, marketing, communications, strategic engagement, and patient solutions. Sharp engages in contract packaging, clinical, manufacturing, and technology services. UDG Healthcare was founded in 1948 and is based in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland.

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Buyer

CD&R

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 30.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R) is a large private equity firm that targets non-core divestitures of large corporations, growth equity financings, traditional buyouts, and corporate/family partnerships. CD&R looks for opportunities in North America, Western Europe, and Asia and will consider businesses in a wide range of sectors including consumer/retail, healthcare, industrials, and services. Prospective companies generally lead their respective markets, have stable cash flows, and possess competitive advantages through differentiated products, services, or processes. CD&R was formed in 1978 and has offices in New York City and London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 73 of 93
Sector (Business Services) 6 of 10
Type (Going Private) 5 of 13
Country (Ireland) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 5 of 10
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Austin, Texas, United States

agilon health serves as a partner to physicians and other providers so that they can be more productive and effective in providing high-quality, value-based care. The company’s unique mix of technology-based services and clinical capabilities supports physicians serving a diverse mix of patients across multiple geographies, with differentiated expertise managing underserved Medicaid and Medicare Advantage patients. agilon health was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Santa Clara, California, United States

Cloudera is an enterprise software company that offers a platform for data management, machine learning, and advanced analytics. Cloudera's platform enables organizations to use vast amounts of data from a variety of sources, including the Internet of Things (IoT), to better serve and market to their customers, design connected products and services and reduce risk through greater insight from data. Cloudera was formed in 2008 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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