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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Owner of 7-Eleven rejects $39bn takeover offer from Canadian rival

A 7-Eleven store in New York, US
Seven & i owns 7-Eleven, which has more than 84,000 stores across 19 countries. Photograph: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Rex/Shutterstock

The parent company of the global convenience store chain 7-Eleven has rejected a near $39bn (£29.6bn) takeover offer from a Canadian rival, arguing it “grossly undervalues” the company.

Last month, Tokyo-based Seven & i revealed that it had received a bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard setting the scene for what could be Japan’s biggest ever foreign takeover.

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