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Julie Cohen
Director of Marketing and Communications
212.701.3614
jcohen@cahill.com

Cahill Represents Citigroup, JPMorgan and Bank of America in $4.8 Billion Buyout of ServiceMaster Co.

Date: 03/19/07

Private-equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced today that  it has agreed to acquire home-services operator ServiceMaster Co. for about $4.8 billion. ServiceMaster represents new territory for the New York-based firm, serving as a large foray into the demographics and economics of homeownership. Its brands include the Terminix pest-removal service, home-lawn-care business TruGreen, and handyman service American Home Shield.

Cahill is representing Citigroup, JP Morgan and Bank of America in a $2,650,000 Term Loan Credit Facility, $200,000,000 Synthetic Letter of Credit Facility and a $500,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility in connection with the buyout of ServiceMaster Co. by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc.

Julie Cohen
Director of Marketing and Communications
212.701.3614
jcohen@cahill.com