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7-Eleven Inc, the premier name and largest chain in the convenience-retailing industry, recently announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Sunoco LP. As part of the agreement, 7-Eleven will acquire approximately 1,108 convenience stores located in 18 states. The acquisition of Sunoco’s gasoline convenience stores sees an increased investment from the Japanese retail store owner Seven & i Holdings Co in the US. This is Seven & i’s… Read More
A report recently released by Experian has indicated that the volume of merger and acquisition transactions across the UK, Europe, USA and Asia Pacific region dropped by 8% in April 2015. The total number of deals fell from 1,838 in March of this year, to 1,787 in April. Despite this drop in transactions, research has shown that the total deal value actually rose during the same period, from £199 billion to £216… Read More