Tokyo, May 1, 2025 (AFP) - 7-Eleven, Couche-Tard agree to advance buyout talks

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2025-05-01

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven has signed a non-disclosure agreement to advance talks with Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard -- which wants to buy its convenience store rival -- the companies said Thursday. Seven & i, the parent company of 7-Eleven, last year rebuffed a takeover offer worth nearly $40 billion, but ACT has since vowed to pursue a mutually agreed transaction. It would be the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm, merging 7-El......

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