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The challenges of Carrefour after the veto on the takeover by Couche-Tard

2021-01-17T20:37:44.448Z


DECRYPTION - Under pressure, the distributor must convince the markets that they have estimated its value much less than the Canadian group.


Between 20.50 and 21 euros.

This was the price obtained Thursday by Alexandre Bompard, CEO of Carrefour, for a sale of the French distribution giant to Canadian Couche-Tard.

The ace.

"In view of recent events, discussions are interrupted,"

announced the two groups on Saturday evening in a joint statement.

A decision taken following the meeting between Alain Bouchard, the president and founder of Couche-Tard, and Bruno Le Maire.

Coming from Laval in his jet, on the night of Thursday to Friday to convince the Minister of the Economy,

"not favorable"

to his project, the big Quebec boss had not landed at Le Bourget that he heard Bruno Le Maire hammer on BFM:

"My answer is a courteous no, but clear and definitive."

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Received only eighteen minutes in the afternoon at Bercy after three quarters of an hour to wait, Alain Bouchard did not have time to present his project.

According to his entourage, Bruno Le Maire essentially informed him that, for political reasons, he was

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Source: lefigaro

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