The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Friday Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. has agreed to sell 293 stores in the United States in an effort to settle antitrust charges related to a convenience store chain buyout deal.
With the latest agreement, Seven & i is expected to obtain the U.S. antitrust watchdog’s approval for its deal to acquire U.S. convenience store chain Speedway LLC, to which two FTC commissioners had objected due to possible antitrust law violation.
Of convenience stores of Speedway and 7-Eleven Inc., a U.S. unit of Seven & i, in the United States that also sell gasoline and diesel fuel, the FTC specified 293 stores in 20 states and demanded their sale to three U.S. firms in exchange for granting its approval for the buyout deal, according to the FTC’s announcement.
そして、引き換えに3つのアメリカ企業への販売(sales to three U.S. firms)を要求した。
FTCの発表によると、買収取引の承認を与えたことに対して。
アメリカって、何かと取引が多いです。
裁判に関する取引も多いですね。
Seven & i had already announced its plan to sell the specified stores.
セブン＆アイはすでに特定店舗の販売計画を発表していた。
セブン＆アイはすでに発表していた(had always announced)。
特定店舗(the specified stores)の販売計画を…。
セブン＆アイは、すでに、買収したこと前提で、販売計画を発表していたようです。
For a period of five years, 7-Eleven and Speedway must obtain approval from the FTC before purchasing any of the divested outlets. For 10 years, the companies must provide prior notice of future acquisitions of the divested assets and other assets identified by the FTC within the 293 local markets at issue.
The acquisition price for Speedway, which operates convenience stores in as many as 36 U.S. states, reaches $21 billion. The two FTC commissioners who issued a statement in May to stand against the buyout deal voted for the latest settlement proposal.
5月に買収契約(the buyout deal)に反対する声明を出した(issued a statement)2人のFTC委員は、最新の和解案(the latest settlement proposal)に投票した。
ということは、反対した2人の委員も、了解したということでしょうか？
On Saturday, Seven & i said in a statement that “all FTC antitrust concerns have been resolved” with the latest settlement agreement. On Thursday, the company is set to announce its medium-term management plan, which will include its U.S. convenience store business strategies.
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