Mergers and Acquisitions

7-Eleven stores operator Seven & i reportedly seeks ‘core’ tag in Japan amid Couche-Tard deal talks

Once-acquisitive Chinese oil giant CNPC looks to revive global deal making

Media exec Bronfman pulls out of race to acquire Paramount

Kroger, Albertsons defend merger plan in federal court against U.S. regulators’ objections

Postmedia completes $1-million purchase of Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain

Novartis receives binding offer from Siemens Healthineers for molecular imaging business

Too many players on the ice, as hockey companies CCM, Bauer and True are all in play

The Globe’s stars and dogs for the week

Bronfman raises bid for National Amusements, Paramount stake to $6-billion

Newfoundland newspaper The Telegram reducing print run after Postmedia purchase

Brookfield in talks with banks for funding Grifols’ takeover bid, sources say

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Consol Energy, Arch Resources strike merger deal to create coal mining giant

Couche-Tard’s pursuit of 7-Eleven faces stiff test from regulators with likely need for divestitures

Japan’s love for convenience stores key to Couche-Tard’s 7-Eleven quest

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Alain Bouchard takes one more big swing to cement his Couche-Tard legacy

Couche-Tard approaches 7-Eleven owner about takeover in potentially historic transaction

AutoTrader trades hands again in multibillion-dollar private equity-backed deal

Couche-Tard in talks to acquire Japanese operator of 7-Eleven chain