Tag: $Seven & i Holdings

Shares of Seven & i Holdings fell on Wednesday following a report that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has informed the Japanese retail giant about a potential investigation into a possible deal with Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

 Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings said on Friday it had turned down Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard’s $38.5 billion cash bid, rejecting an offer that would be the largest-ever foreign buyout of a Japanese company.

Internal talks on blocking takeover attempt by Canada’s Couche-Tard comes despite official moves to look at best value for investors

Shares in Japan’s Seven & i , the owner of 7-Eleven, closed nearly 11% lower on Tuesday as investors weighed up regulatory hurdles to a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard to create a convenience store giant with almost a fifth of the U.S. market.

Seven & i Holdings reported a drop in first-quarter net profit as its overseas convenience-store business deteriorated sharply, partly due to higher costs of products and labor in the U.S.