Japan's Seven & i strikes $5.4 billion deal with Bain Capital
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Japan's Seven & i is selling its supermarket assets to Bain Capital for $5.4 billion and plans a U.S. IPO of its 7-Eleven business by 2026. Proceeds will fund a $5.4 billion share buyback. Seven & i's share price rose 6.1% in Tokyo.
March 06, 2025 | 10:00 pm
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Seven & i is selling its supermarket assets to Bain Capital for $5.4 billion and plans a U.S. IPO of its 7-Eleven business by 2026. The proceeds will fund a $5.4 billion share buyback.
The sale of assets and planned IPO are significant corporate actions that will provide funds for a large share buyback, likely boosting investor confidence and share price in the short term.
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