Holding company

Buck Holdings, L.P.

The holding company that acquired Dollar General in July 2007 through its wholly owned subsidiary Buck Acquisition Corp. Per Dollar General's closing Form 8-K it was controlled by investment funds affiliated with KKR, GS Capital Partners and Citi Private Equity together with other equity co-investors. It reported beneficial ownership of Dollar General on Schedule 13G/A in its own name.

RECORD
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Who owns it?

No verified current owner published

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

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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

0

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.

Recorded deals

Deal records naming this entity. A recorded status is not an independently verified closing fact.

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

Take-private · Completed · Acquirer

Dollar General Corporation initial public offering (November 2009)

Other · Completed · Sponsor

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