
7-Eleven's $47 Billion Takeover Sparks Global Bidding War
Seven & i Holdings, the owner of 7-Eleven, is embroiled in a bidding war involving its management, founding family, and Canadian company Alimentation Couche-Tard, with offers reaching $58 billion. Alimentation Couche-Tard, which owns Circle K, initially bid $39 billion but increased it to $47 billion. Meanwhile, Junro Ito, an executive and heir to 7-Eleven, proposed a $58 billion management buyout to take the company private. The outcome could lead to the largest-ever foreign takeover of a Japanese company, with a special committee evaluating the proposals to maximize shareholder value.


