08:45 AM EST, 11/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Bain Capital's response in the last paragraph.)

KKR (KKR), Apollo Global Management ( APO ) , Blackstone Group (BX) and Bain Capital have been approached by Seven and I Holdings on the possibility of participating in the potential takeover of the retail company, Nikkei Asia reported Saturday.

On Wednesday, Seven and I said in a statement that "no decision has been made" yet on reported attempts by the company to raise funds for a takeover.

Bain declined to comment when contacted by MT Newswires while KKR, Apollo, and Blackstone did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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