On the record · Company
Dollar General Corporation
Discount variety retailer. Taken private in July 2007 and returned to public markets in November 2009.
Research depth
Assessment published
A public assessment based on reviewed evidence is available.
Record updated Aug. 25, 2026
Current ownership
Current owner not established
This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.
Former ownership
Began July 6, 2007; end date not recorded
Control
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
July 6, 2007
Acquisition completed
Acquirer: Buck Holdings, L.P. · Sponsor: KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) · Co-investor: GS Capital Partners · Co-investor: Citi Private Equity
Recorded history
July 6, 2007
Date not recorded
End date not recorded
What happened under and after ownership
Published ownership assessment
Read The Mixed Ledger assessmentBuck Holdings, L.P. and Dollar General Corporation · published Aug. 25, 2026
Reviewed findings
Each finding remains public only while its reviewed evidence remains current.
Locations operating
8,577 storesE5
Enforcement action
Nov. 18, 2019E8
Enforcement action
July 17, 2023E2
Locations operating
20,959 storesE3
Distribution to owners
approximately $239.3 million aggregate special dividend on outstanding common stock (including restricted stock), paid September 11, 2009 to shareholders of record September 8, 2009 (USD)E5
Sources and evidence
Reviewed evidence
These sources support findings that passed evidence review.
- E1Dollar General Corporation, Form 8-K (merger completion, event 2007-07-06)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) · SEC / financial filing · July 12, 2007
Supports: Ownership began
Location: Introductory Note
- E2Region 1-Boston wins Administrative Law Judge decision finding Dollar General committed unfair labor practices
National Labor Relations Board · Government regulator · July 17, 2023
Supports: Enforcement action
Location: Full release (ALJ Arthur Amchan, decision 2023-07-17)
- E3Dollar General Corporation, Form 10-K for fiscal year 2025
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) · SEC / financial filing · March 20, 2026
Supports: Locations operating
Location: Part I, Item 1 (Business), 'General'
- E4Dollar General Corporation 2010 Definitive Proxy Statement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) · SEC / financial filing · April 1, 2010
Supports: Ownership percentage
Location: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners — Buck Holdings, L.P.: 299,713,583 shares, 87.9%, as of March 29, 2010.
- E5Dollar General Corporation, Form 424B4 (IPO prospectus)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) · SEC / financial filing · Nov. 13, 2009
Supports: Distribution to owners; Locations operating
Location: Dividend Policy; restricted-stock and stock-option award treatment following the special dividend
- E6Schedule 13G/A Amendment No. 4, KKR & Co. L.P. et al. — Dollar General
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) · SEC / financial filing · Feb. 14, 2014
Supports: Ownership percentage
Location: Cover pages for each reporting person; Item 2(a)
- E7Schedule 13G/A Amendment No. 4, Buck Holdings, L.P. / Buck Holdings, LLC — Dollar General
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) · SEC / financial filing · Feb. 14, 2014
Supports: Ownership percentage
Location: Cover pages Items 5-9 and 11 (all zero, 0.0%); Item 2(a); Item 5 box checked
- E8Dollar General to Pay $6 Million to Settle EEOC Class Race Discrimination Suit
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · Government regulator · Nov. 18, 2019
Supports: Enforcement action
Location: Full release
What we do not know
These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.
- An end date is missing for a former ownership period.
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