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US Foods Sold In US$3.5bn Deal

US Foods, backed by private equity firms Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and KKR, has been sold to publicly-listed firm Sysco in a US$3.5bn transaction. The merged organisation will boast revenue of around US$65bn and market share of between 25% and 30%.

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