Dollar General, a KKR-backed small-box discount retailer with 8,700 stores in 35 states, will see its quiet period end next Tuesday, Dec. 22. On Nov. 12, 2009, the company raised $716.1 million by offering 34.1 million shares at $21.00, at the low end of its range of $21.00 to $23.00. Citi, Goldman Sachs, and KKR acted as lead managers on the deal.
