May 12, 2014

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) on the financing aspects of an agreement under which CD&R-managed funds will acquire Mauser Group, one of the world’s leading industrial packaging companies. The transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014, is valued at approximately €1.2 billion.

Founded in 1978, CD&R is a private equity firm with an investment strategy predicated on producing financial returns through building stronger, more profitable businesses. Since inception, CD&R has managed the investment of $19 billion in 59 U.S. and European businesses with an aggregate transaction value of approximately $90 billion.

The Debevoise team is led by partner Jeffrey E. Ross and includes partners David A. Brittenham, Alan J. Davies and Matthew D. Saronson, international counsel Cécile Beurrier and Philipp Von Holst and associates Thomas J. Dobleman, Ramya S. Tiller, Ryan T. Rafferty, Klaudius Marius Heda, Thomas Smith and Patrick Fasoro.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a leading international law firm, representing a wide range of clients in transactions and disputes around the world. Founded in 1931, the firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Hong Kong and Shanghai.