March 26, 2025 6:30am EDT Download as PDF
- Transaction completes previously announced review of Strategic Alternatives for Family Dollar Business
CHESAPEAKE, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) today announced that the Company has reached an agreement under which Brigade Capital Management, LP (“Brigade”) and Macellum Capital Management, LLC (“Macellum”) will partner to acquire the Company’s Family Dollar business segment. Family Dollar will remain headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia.
The purchase price for Family Dollar, under the terms of the agreement, is $1,007.0 million, subject to customary closing adjustments.
After a thorough review of potential alternatives for the Family Dollar business segment, the Dollar Tree leadership team and Board of Directors determined that a sale of Family Dollar to Brigade and Macellum best unlocks value for Dollar Tree shareholders and positions Family Dollar for future success.
“This is a major milestone in our multi-year transformation journey to help us fully achieve our potential,” said Mike Creedon, Chief Executive Officer, Dollar Tree, Inc. “We will continue to grow and optimize our Dollar Tree business to maximize value for Dollar Tree associates, customers, and shareholders with an enhanced focus on compelling initiatives, including our expanded assortment, significant planned new store openings across the United States, and transactions that advance our growth strategy.”
Mr. Creedon continued, “Under the experienced, dynamic leadership of Family Dollar President Jason Nordin, and with the financial support of Brigade and Macellum, Family Dollar will be well-positioned for growth as a private company. With the support of a dedicated team, Family Dollar will be able to strengthen its commitment to providing affordable and essential goods to customers so they can do more with less.”
Matt Perkal, Partner at Brigade, said, “Since 1959, Family Dollar has served its customers by offering convenient, high-quality products at a great value and the business is a pillar in communities across the United States. We look forward to continuing and enhancing Family Dollar as its own enterprise, which we are confident will drive greater success for the business and value for all of Family Dollar’s stakeholders, including employees, customers, and communities.”
“This transaction presented a unique opportunity to play a key role in reinvigorating an iconic business. Throughout this process we have met an exceptional group of executives that are dedicated to the Company and its customers. We look forward to executing the strategic plan we have developed together,” added Jonathan Duskin, CEO and Partner of Macellum. “In particular, we are excited that Duncan MacNaughton will be joining the company as Chairman, where his insights as a former President and Chief Operating Officer of the company, and broader industry experience, will be invaluable.”
Duncan MacNaughton added, “I am excited to collaborate with the Family Dollar team and our incredibly capable and supportive new investors to drive the business forward in this next chapter of its evolution. Family Dollar has a tremendous potential to grow and succeed as an independent company, and I am honored to be able to play a role in helping the company fully realize that opportunity.”
Transaction Timing and Details
The transaction is anticipated to close later in the second quarter of 2025, subject to standard closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is serving as financial advisor and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is serving as legal advisor to Dollar Tree.
Jefferies LLC is serving as lead financial advisor to Brigade and Macellum, and RBC Capital Markets is also serving as financial advisor in connection with the acquisition of Family Dollar. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is serving as legal advisor in connection with the transaction. Wells Fargo, RBC Capital Markets, and WhiteHawk Capital Partners are providing financing for the transaction.
About Dollar Tree, Inc.
Dollar Tree, a Fortune 200 Company, operated 16,500 stores across 48 states and five Canadian provinces as of February 1, 2025. Stores operate under the brands of Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree Canada. To learn more about the Company, visit www.DollarTree.com.
About Brigade Capital Management
Brigade Capital Management is a global asset management firm founded in 2006 with over $27 billion in assets under management. Brigade invests across public and private markets using a bottoms-up investment philosophy across a variety of diversified funds. As an SEC registered investment advisor, Brigade is a leading independent alternative asset manager with a 48-person investment team. Founded by Donald E. Morgan III, CIO and Managing Partner, the firm is headquartered in New York with a global footprint that includes an office in London.
About Macellum Capital Management
Macellum Capital Management is an investment firm founded in 2009 that invests in undervalued companies that it believes can appreciate significantly in value through changes in strategy, capital allocation and improvements in operations. The firm has substantial experience investing in consumer and retail companies. Macellum’s investment team and advisors work collaboratively with companies and draw upon their extensive strategic and operating experience to assist companies in designing and implementing initiatives to improve long-term performance.
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Investors: Robert A. LaFleur SVP, Investor Relations
Media: Kate Kirkpatrick VP, Communications
For Brigade and Macellum: Josh Clarkson, Anne Hart
Source: Dollar Tree, Inc.
Released March 26, 2025
