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Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 13 Kyodo - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard and President and CEO Alex Miller attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. The executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, are in talks with Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over a takeover proposal. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 13 Kyodo - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. Bouchard and other executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, is in talks with its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over its takeover proposal. (Kyodo)

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Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard (L) and President and CEO Alex Miller attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. The executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, are in talks with Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over a takeover proposal.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. President and CEO Alex Miller speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. Miller and other executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, is in talks with its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over its takeover proposal.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. Bouchard and other executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, is in talks with its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over its takeover proposal.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. Bouchard and other executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, is in talks with its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over its takeover proposal.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard execs in Tokyo

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 13, 2025. Bouchard and other executives of the Canadian company, the operator of Circle K convenience stores, is in talks with its Japanese rival Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, over its takeover proposal.

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Kenya: Strike Against India’s Adani Group Causes Chaos At Jomo Kenyatta Airport

Workers at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport went on a strike against India’s Adani Group at midnight Wednesday. They were protesting over a proposal of leasing the airport to the company for 30 years. Due to the strike, passengers were facing delays and cancellations.

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Japan's Cosmo investors OK anti-takeover step

People head to the venue of Japanese oil wholesaler Cosmo Energy Holdings Co.'s annual shareholders meeting in Tokyo on June 22, 2023. The firm's shareholders approved a company proposal to implement anti-takeover measures in the face of a large-scale share purchase by an activist shareholder group.

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Japan's Cosmo investors OK anti-takeover step

A man heads to the venue of Japanese oil wholesaler Cosmo Energy Holdings Co.'s annual shareholders meeting in Tokyo on June 22, 2023. The firm's shareholders approved a company proposal to implement anti-takeover measures in the face of a large-scale share purchase by an activist shareholder group.

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Sapporo opposes takeover proposal from Steel Partners

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Sapporo Holdings announced its opposition to a takeover proposal from U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners.

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Shareholders OK Bull-Dog's adoption of takeover defense

TOKYO, Japan - Shoko Ikeda, president of Bull-Dog Sauce Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 24 after Bull-Dog Sauce shareholders approved the management's proposal in a general shareholders meeting to introduce a defense system aimed at foiling an unwanted takeover bid by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners.

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Shareholders OK Bull-Dog's adoption of takeover defense

TOKYO, Japan - Shareholders arrive at Royal Park Hotel in Tokyo on June 24 to attend the general shareholders meeting of Bull-Dog Sauce Co. Bull-Dog shareholders voted in favor of the management's proposal to introduce a defense system aimed at foiling an unwanted takeover bid by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners.

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Futata accepts buyout proposal by Konaka over Aoki plan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Takafumi Futata, president of menswear retailer Futata Co., speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Aug. 18 about the company's acceptance of a buyout proposal from Konaka Co. over a rival takeover offer from another menswear chain, Aoki Holdings Inc.

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Hokuetsu Paper rebuffs takeover proposal by Oji Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24 on his company's business integration with Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd.

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Hokuetsu Paper rebuffs takeover proposal by Oji Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24. He said Japan's sixth largest paper company rejected a hostile takeover bid by Oji Paper Co., the country's No. 1 paper producer, by sticking to a planned capital and business tie-up with Mitsubishi Corp.

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Hokuetsu Paper rebuffs takeover proposal by Oji Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24 on his company's business integration with Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. (Kyodo)

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Hokuetsu Paper rebuffs takeover proposal by Oji Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 24. He said Japan's sixth largest paper company rejected a hostile takeover bid by Oji Paper Co., the country's No. 1 paper producer, by sticking to a planned capital and business tie-up with Mitsubishi Corp. (Kyodo)

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Futata accepts buyout proposal by Konaka over Aoki plan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Takafumi Futata, president of menswear retailer Futata Co., speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Aug. 18 about the company's acceptance of a buyout proposal from Konaka Co. over a rival takeover offer from another menswear chain, Aoki Holdings Inc. (Kyodo)

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Shareholders OK Bull-Dog's adoption of takeover defense

TOKYO, Japan - Shoko Ikeda, president of Bull-Dog Sauce Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on June 24 after Bull-Dog Sauce shareholders approved the management's proposal in a general shareholders meeting to introduce a defense system aimed at foiling an unwanted takeover bid by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners. (Kyodo)

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Shareholders OK Bull-Dog's adoption of takeover defense

TOKYO, Japan - Shareholders arrive at Royal Park Hotel in Tokyo on June 24 to attend the general shareholders meeting of Bull-Dog Sauce Co. Bull-Dog shareholders voted in favor of the management's proposal to introduce a defense system aimed at foiling an unwanted takeover bid by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo opposes takeover proposal from Steel Partners

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Sapporo Holdings announced its opposition to a takeover proposal from U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners. (Kyodo)