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• Performance Food Group acquired

  - 2008-10-01

  Performance Food Group Co. has announced that its acquisition by affiliates of The Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management has been completed. The transaction is valued at approximately $1.4 billion. PFG is being merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of VISTAR Corp., a specialty foodservice distributor controlled by...

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• Acquisition of PFG by Blackstone Group, wellspring capital complete

  - 2008-07-14

  RICHMOND, VA. -- Performance Food Group, or PFG, which has its headquarters here, said that its acquisition transaction is now complete. PFG has been acquired by affiliates of The Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management for nearly $1.4 billion. PFG will be merged into a new company with VISTAR Corp.,...

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• Performance Food Group and VISTAR Corporation Announce Chief Executive Officer for Combined Company upon Completion of Pending Merger

  - 2008-05-05

  RICHMOND, Va. -- Performance Food Group Company (NASDAQ/NGS:PFGC) and VISTAR Corporation announced today that George Holm, the president and chief executive officer of VISTAR, will be the chief executive officer of the combined company that will be known as Performance Food Group, effective upon the completion of the companies' pending...

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• From acquiring firms to decentralizing operations strategies vary for largest distributing companies

  - 2008-05-05

  The top five broadline distributors make up 33 percent of total foodservice distribution sales. They are Sysco Corp., with 2007 revenues of $36.4 billion; U.S. Foodservice, $20 billion; Performance Food Group, $6.3 billion; Gordon Food Service, $6 billion; and Reinhart FoodService, $3 billion. Each company increased its revenues over the...

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• Performance Food Group Company to Report First Quarter 2008 Results

  - 2008-04-29

  RICHMOND, Va. -- Performance Food Group Company (NASDAQ/NGS:PFGC) announced today that it will release its results for the first quarter ended March 29, 2008 on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The earnings release will be available online at www.pfgc.com and will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As...

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• Blackstone, Wellspring to buy Performance Food

  - 2008-01-18

  NEW YORK AFP — Performance Food Group Co. said Friday it has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management in a deal valued at about 1.3 billion dollars. Under the terms of the agreement, the private equity firms will pay Performance...

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• Performance Food Group Signs Merger Agreement with Affiliates of The Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management

  - 2008-01-18

  RICHMOND, Va. -- Performance Food Group Company (NASDAQ/NGS: PFGC) announced today it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) and Wellspring Capital Management in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Performance...

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• (PFGC) SqueezeTrigger Price is $28.559. There is $104,180,336.00 That Short Sellers Still Need To Cover.

  - 2008-01-18

  M2 PRESSWIRE-18 January 2008-BUYINS.NET: PFGC SqueezeTrigger Price is $28.559. There is $104,180,336.00 That Short Sellers Still Need To CoverC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18012008 BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring Performance Food Group Company - Common Stock (NASDAQ:PFGC) in real time...

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• Introduces Performance Food Group markets to our Bluechips Exchange Watch List.

  - 2008-01-18

  M2 PRESSWIRE-18 January 2008-IST Market Review: Introduces Performance Food Group markets to our Bluechips Exchange Watch ListC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18012008 International Stock Targets provides investors with the opportunity to cultivate the so-often- taken-for-granted knowledge of the markets and its...

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• PFGC Advances 31% on Buyout.

  - 2008-01-18

  M2 PRESSWIRE-18 January 2008-Emerging Stock Report: PFGC Advances 31% on BuyoutC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18012008 RICHMOND, Va. -- Agri-Food Sector- Performance Food Group Company (NASDAQ/NGS: PFGC) said today it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by...

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