Freedom Group

Freedom Group is an American firearms manufacturer holding company which has acquired notable brands such as Bushmaster, DPMS, and Remington Arms.

Freedom Group is owned by Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity investment firm. However, on December 18, 2012, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Cerberus announced its intention to divest its investment in Freedom Group.

Companies

 * Advanced Armament Corporation
 * Barnes Bullets
 * Bushmaster Firearms International
 * Dakota Arms
 * DPMS Panther Arms
 * H & R Firearms
 * Marlin
 * Mountain Khakis
 * Para USA
 * Parker Gunmakers
 * Remington Arms
 * Remington Military
 * Remington LE
 * Remington PMPD
 * TAPCO

History
In March 2012, Robert Nardelli stepped down as CEO of Freedom Group and as head of the operations and advisory business of Cerberus Capital Management LP and became adviser to Stephen Feinberg, the head and founder of Cerberus. He became CEO of Freedom Group in September 2010 as the North Carolina-based gun maker searched for a permanent CEO. The new chief executive is George Kollitides, formerly working as managing director for Cerberus who was leading the Freedom Group deal.

In December 2012, citing the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as "a watershed event that has raised the national debate on gun control to an unprecedented level," Cerberus announced it would sell all of its investments in Freedom Group. The private equity firm said it would retain a financial adviser to sell its interests in Freedom Group, and would return the proceeds to investors. The decision was made after a California pension board, a Cerberus stakeholder, announced it would dispose of all stakes it held in firearms manufacturers that make weapons banned by state law.