连锁便利商店7-11母公司Seven & i Holdings Co.与加拿大零售商Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.(ACT)签署了一份保密协议，允许两家公司就解决因这家加拿大零售商的收购方式而引发的反垄断担忧展开讨论。Seven & i周三表示，这份保密协议将为围绕美国反垄断问题的讨论铺平道路，这是阻碍收购谈判的关键争议点。

此前，由Seven & i创始人伊藤(Ito)家族牵头的管理层收购计划以失败告终，该计划旨在将公司控制在日本人手中。这给这家零售商带来了与ACT合作的压力，后者在8月份首次提出了收购要约。

一位发言人表示，这家日本公司还与潜在买家签署了保密协议，谈判仅限于剥离该公司在美国的门店，而不是Seven & i的整个业务。

本月早些时候，Seven & i任命了新的首席执行官Stephen Dacus来全面改革公司的业务。此后，该公司同意以54亿美元的价格出售其超市和零售业务，并宣布回购2万亿日元(134亿美元)的股票。

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