Deal record

Buck Holdings take-private of Dollar General Corporation (2007)

Take-private · Recorded status: Completed

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Recorded deal

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Transaction type: Take-private
Recorded status: Completed
Closed: July 6, 2007

Recorded parties

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AcquirerBuck Holdings, L.P.Holding company
TargetDollar General CorporationCompany
SponsorKKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)Investment firm
Co-investorGS Capital PartnersInvestment firm
Co-investorCiti Private EquityInvestment firm

Recorded ownership

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Interest inDollar General Corporation

OwnerBuck Holdings, L.P.

Status: Former
Control: Control
Start: July 6, 2007
End: No recorded end date
Deal: Buck Holdings take-private of Dollar General Corporation (2007)

Native record

Verified fact

Ownership began

July 6, 2007

Reviewed Aug. 21, 2026

SupportsDollar General Corporation, Form 8-K (merger completion, event 2007-07-06)SEC / financial filing · July 12, 2007 · Introductory Note

Verified fact

Ownership percentage

Reviewed Aug. 21, 2026

SupportsSchedule 13G/A Amendment No. 4, Buck Holdings, L.P. / Buck Holdings, LLC — Dollar GeneralSEC / financial filing · Feb. 14, 2014 · Cover pages Items 5-9 and 11 (all zero, 0.0%); Item 2(a); Item 5 box checked

SupportsSchedule 13G/A Amendment No. 4, KKR & Co. L.P. et al. — Dollar GeneralSEC / financial filing · Feb. 14, 2014 · Cover pages for each reporting person; Item 2(a)

Verified fact

Ownership percentage

87.9

Reviewed Aug. 21, 2026

SupportsDollar General Corporation 2010 Definitive Proxy StatementSEC / financial filing · April 1, 2010 · Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners — Buck Holdings, L.P.: 299,713,583 shares, 87.9%, as of March 29, 2010.

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