Tokyo, Oct 17, 2024 (AFP) - Couche-Tard executives in Japan to push 7-Eleven deal

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2024-10-17

Executives from Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard are in Japan in a bid to overcome resistance to their $47-billion takeover of 7-Eleven's parent but are being given the cold shoulder, according to interviews published Thursday. Seven & i Holdings last month rejected a US$40-billion takeover bid -- representing the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm -- but the Canadian side has since sweetened the offer by around 20 percent. "We have in......

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