05:56 AM EDT, 03/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Seven & I Holdings signed a nondisclosure agreement with the Canadian owner of Circle K, a spokesman for the Japanese company said, The Wall Street Journal is reporting Wednesday.

The spokesman declined to comment on the scope of the nondisclosure agreement.

Wednesday's report noted the owner of 7-Eleven said last week that financial advisers to the company and Alimentation Couche-Tard ( ANCTF ) are searching for potential buyers for some stores to mitigate U.S. antitrust risk related to a potential takeover of the Japanese retail giant.

Alimentation Couche-Tard ( ANCTF ) on Tuesday offered no additional on its attempts to acquire Japan's Seven & i Holdings as it said its fiscal third-quarter profit rose 3.3% and topped estimates.

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