November 13, 20240 Comments

Race for Japanese 7-Eleven owner heats up with founding family bid By Reuters

By Ritsuko Shimizu and Kane Wu TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Seven & i Holdings has received a buyout proposal from a member of its founding Ito family, it said on Wednesday, a potential $58 billion white-knight bid as it weighs a rival offer from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard The offer for Ito-Kogyo, a company linked to Vice President Junro Ito and a top shareholder in 7-Eleven owner, is non-binding and under review

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November 12, 20240 Comments

Family offices increasingly investing in private company deals

Closeup of late 40s handsome executive man driving in the back seat of a luxury limousine and using a smart phone.  Gilaxia | E+ | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Family offices are increasingly bypassing private equity funds and buying stakes

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November 9, 20240 Comments

The girl with sun-shaped earrings: A family remembers a murdered daughter | Women

This article is a collaboration between Kyrgyzstan-based media outlet Kloop and Al Jazeera and is based on reporting conducted between 2022 and 2024. Osh, Kyrgyzstan – When Mediyana Talantbekova was about 10 years old, she would watch over her family’s calves. One day, one of them went to graze in a field of clover, a plant that can cause deadly bloating, and died. Mediyana, who lived with her family in

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