Clayton Dubilier & Rice makes biggest investment in Europe

Tuesday 25 June 2002 at 16:00

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, the US private equity firm, has made its biggest investment in Europe to date with the £434m (€670m) purchase of Brake Bros, the UK food supplier.

The firm, which has £1bn in seven investments in Europe, fought off competition from other bidders to make an agreed offer for Brake Bros.