US Foods
KKR and Clayton Dubilier & Rice acquired US Foods (foodservice distribution) for $7.1B in 2007 in a leveraged buyout that preceded the financial crisis. The company carried $4B+ in debt. Sysco attempted to acquire US Foods for $8.2B in 2015 but was blocked by the FTC on antitrust grounds. US Foods IPO'd in 2016.
- FOUNDED
- 1989
- ACQUIRED
- KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), 2007, $7.1B
- WEB
- usfoods.com
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1989
US Foods founded
2007
Acquired by KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) for $7.1B
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