Dollar General, the US's largest discount retailer by storecount with 8,700 small-box stores in 35 states, raised $716 million by offering 34.1 million shares at $21.00, the low end of the $21-$23 range, on Thursday. The stock is expected to list on the NYSE under the symbol DG on Friday. Private equity backers Citi, Goldman Sachs, and KKR acted as lead managers on the deal.
