據CNN 8月3日東京報道 日本7- 11母公司將以210億美元的價格從馬拉松石油公司(MPC)手中收購SPEEDWAY連鎖加油站。

兩家公司周日晚間在一份聲明中宣布了這筆現金交易。這是自今年早些時候新型冠狀病毒大爆發以來，世界上宣布的最大收購之一。日本零售巨頭Seven & i Holdings (SVNDF)表示，這是該公司歷史上規模最大的一次。該公司擁有7-11便利店和其他門店，包括連鎖超市伊藤洋華堂、崇光百貨和西武百貨。

Seven & i是日本最大的連鎖便利店運營商，在日本擁有2.1萬家便利店。它還在美國和加拿大擁有近9800家門店。隨著國內市場日益飽和，該公司一直在尋求向海外擴張。通過收購Speedway，這家日本零售商將增加4000家門店，并促進其在北美的業務。

該公司在一份新聞稿中指出，通過這筆交易，7-11將會在美國人口最多的50個都會區中的47個中占有一席之地。

朱寅 摘譯自 CNN

原文如下：

7-Eleven owner buys Speedway gas stations for $21 billion

The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven is buying the Speedway chain of gas stations from Marathon Petroleum (MPC) for $21 billion.

The two firms announced the cash deal in a statement late Sunday. It's one of the biggest acquisitions in the world to be announced since the coronavirus pandemic hit earlier this year. Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings (SVNDF) — which owns 7-Eleven and other outlets, including supermarket chain Ito-Yokado and the Sogo and Seibu department stores — says it is the largest in the company's history.

Seven & i is the largest convenience store chain operator in Japan, with 21,000 stores there. It also owns nearly 9,800 stores in the United States and Canada. The company has been looking to expand overseas as its home market grows increasingly saturated. By acquiring Speedway, the Japanese retailer would pick up 4,000 stores and give its operations in North America a boost.

With this deal, 7-Eleven would have a presence in 47 of the top 50 most populated metro areas in the United States, the company noted in a press release.