Seven & I Holdings Co

7-Eleven Taps American Executive to Help Keep It Out of Canadian Hands

The Japanese owner of the chain also announced a plan to list its U.S. convenience store business as it tries to fend off a Canadian retailer’s $47 billion takeover bid.

By River Akira Davis

Canada Convenience Stores Ito, Junro Japan Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures North America Seven & I Holdings Co United States

7-Eleven Founding Family’s Bid to Block Foreign Takeover Collapses

The proposal worth over $50 billion by Junro Ito, the son of the founder of Seven & i Holdings, was aimed at fending off a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

By Yan Zhuang

Convenience Stores Foreign Investments Ito, Masatoshi Japan Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Politics and Government Seven & I Holdings Co Shareholder Rights and Activism

A 7-Eleven Heir’s $50 Billion Fight to Keep the Company in the Family

A battle for control of the chain shows how traditional business models embraced by family owners are clashing with a more shareholder-centric approach.

By River Akira Davis

Canada Convenience Stores Japan Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Seven & I Holdings Co Stocks and Bonds

7-Eleven Rejects Takeover Bid From Big Canadian Chain

Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, the operator of 7-Eleven, has rebuffed a buyout offer that would have been the largest foreign-led acquisition of a Japanese company.

By River Akira Davis