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Along with public overtures, Couche-Tard founder and Chairman Alain Bouchard met privately with some Seven & i shareholders in Tokyo last week to make the case for why they should agree to the ...

“We are continuing to pursue a friendly, mutually agreeable transaction,” the chairman and founder of Alimentation Couche-Tard, Alain Bouchard, told reporters in Tokyo.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s founder Alain Bouchard speaks during a press conference on their bid for 7-Eleven convenience store operator Seven & i Holdings in Tokyo, Japan, March 13, 2025.

“We are continuing to pursue a friendly, mutually agreeable transaction,” the chairman and founder of Alimentation Couche-Tard, Alain Bouchard, told reporters in Tokyo.

Alain Bouchard, chairman of Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) ...

Alain Bouchard, chairman of Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press ...

Alain Bouchard, chairman of Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) ...