CD&R to Acquire, Merge Label Makers Fort Dearborn & Multi-Color The deal unites two suppliers of labels for products such as wine, spirits, home- and personal-care products, paints and chemicals. Jul 5th, 2021 Fort Dearborn On July 2, Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) announced a definitive agreement under which CD&R funds will acquire and combine Fort Dearborn and Multi-Color Corporation (MCC), to create the world’s largest label solutions company serving customers worldwide. The CD&R funds are acquiring Fort Dearborn and MCC from global private equity investors Advent International and Platinum Equity, respectively. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.