Seven & I Holdings is betting it can boost value by hiving off underperforming businesses and focusing on mainstay 7-Eleven stores, with the outcome of such a strategy determining whether it can outmaneuver a $47 billion Canadian takeover bid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/15/companies/japan-seven-i-turnaround/ #business #companies #seveni #seveneleven #conveniencestore #retailers #alimentationcouchetard
7-Eleven's turnaround plan requires heavy lifting to stop takeover bid

Much depends on the retailer's ability to roll out a new store format in Japan and improve profit margins overseas.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard sent Seven & I Holdings a new potential acquisition price of $47.2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said, showing the Canadian company is still seeking to enter takeover talks after its initial bid was rejected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/10/09/companies/couche-tard-seven-i-new-proposals/ #business #companies #couchetard #seveni #conveniencestores #stocks #acquisitions
Couche-Tard reportedly sent higher price of $47 billion for Seven & I

The fresh attempt to enter talks shows that Couche-Tard isn’t giving up on its takeover effort.

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Seven & I must do more than talk to push suitor Couche-Tard to offer a full price. Now is the time to get on with things it should have done long ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/19/japan/7-eleven-circle-k-sale/ #commentary #japan #couchetard #circlek #seveni
How 7-Eleven can get a big price from Circle K

Alimentation Couche-Tard’s initial $14.86-a-share proposal, seen as cheap at only 20% above Seven & I’s share price, is unlikely to succeed without a higher bid.

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7-Eleven parent's new security rating won't affect a buyout, minister says

The finance minister's comments appeared aimed at easing investor concerns about the move.

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Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard is weighing an improved bid for Seven & I Holdings after the Japanese convenience store operator rejected its $39 billion buyout approach last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/12/companies/couche-tard-higher-price-offer-7-eleven/ #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveni #acquisitions
Couche-Tard weighing higher price for 7-Eleven owner, sources say

Its bid would need to be significantly higher than the initial proposal of $14.86 per share in order to get Seven & I to enter negotiations, they said.

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The 7-Eleven convenience store chain, a deeply ingrained part of modern Japanese life, faces a potential takeover by Canadian company Alimentation Couche-Tard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/08/21/7-eleven-buyout/ #commentary #7eleven #alimentationcouchetard #seveni #conbini #convenientstores
A 7-Eleven buyout would stretch Japan’s appetite for M&A

The country’s convenience stores have become essential to daily life. That has many fearing the prospect of a foreign takeover.

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The future of Sogo & Seibu, a loss-making major department store operator seeking a business turnaround, remains uncertain following its troubled sale to U.S. investment fund Fortress Investment Group in September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/06/companies/sogoseibu-reconstruciton-uncertain/?utm_content=bufferc2055&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #sogoseibu #departmentstores #seveni #tokyo #jobs #acquisitions
After troubled sale, prospects for Sogo & Seibu uncertain

Department store operator must develop a new template for survival under the management of an investment fund.

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Fortress Investment Group, which has acquired Sogo & Seibu, plans to maintain a total of 10 Sogo and Seibu department stores in Japan and the employment of current store workers for the time being, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/09/06/companies/sogo-seibu-department-stores-fortress/?utm_content=buffercb1e4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #sogoseibu #departmentstores #fortress #seveni
Fortress to maintain all Sogo and Seibu stores for now: sources

The U.S. investment firm now plans to spend a total of ¥60 billion, compared with at least ¥20 billion it initially considered.

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Japanese retailer Seven & I Holdings has announced the replacement of Takuji Hayashi as president of Sogo & Seibu in an apparent move to pave the way for a sale of the department store unit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/08/02/sogo-seibu-president-replaced/?utm_content=bufferff66c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #seveni #sogoseibu #departmentstores
Seven & I replaces Sogo & Seibu president to pave way for sale

The planned sale has been delayed twice due to local opposition to a plan to open a Yodobashi outlet in Seibus flagship store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

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Seven & I Holdings management won a proxy fight against a foreign activist fund that sought a change in leadership in order to push a bold shift for the business strategy of 7-Eleven. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/25/business/corporate-business/seven-i-proxy-fight-management-win/?utm_content=buffer73bfb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #corporate #retailers #conveniencestores #ryuichiisaka #seveni #valueact #itoyokotado
Seven & I management wins showdown with foreign investor over 7-Eleven strategy

ValueAct Capital, a U.S.-based fund and major shareholder of Seven & I, was seeking to replace several directors, including current President Ryuichi Isaka, with their own candidates.

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