Couche-Tard indicators non-disclosure with 7-Eleven operator amid takeover talks

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Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says it has signed a non-disclosure settlement with Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. amid its pursuit to accumulate the Japanese guardian firm of 7-Eleven.

The Quebec-based firm, which operates Circle Ok shops, says the non-disclosure settlement is supposed to “progress transaction discussions, facilitate due diligence, and collaborate on plans to engage with regulators.”

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It cautions that it can’t guarantee discussions between the 2 firms will lead to a transaction.

Final fall, Seven & i stated it acquired a revised non-binding proposal from Couche-Tard that media experiences prompt was valued at US$47 billion, about 22 per cent larger than a suggestion it made in August.

However Seven & i stated in March that Couche-Tard was understating the antitrust danger associated to its takeover supply and that it will not enter right into a transaction with no clear path to closing, regardless of Couche-Tard insisting it has a profitable monitor file of working with U.S. and different regulators to safe transaction approvals.

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Couche-Tard president and CEO Alex Miller says in a press release that he appreciates Seven & i “engaging in substantive discussions regarding our proposal and providing access to diligence,” including he appears to be like ahead to working collaboratively “in the interests of all stakeholders.”

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