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France: Government publicly rejects the acquisition of Carrefour by Canada’s Couche-Tard

Announcement

14 Jan 2021

In January 2021, the French government rejected the Canadian company Couche-Tard overtures to acquire retailer Carrefour.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

14 Jan 2021

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 14 Jan 2021
FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force
On 14 January 2021, the French government publicly rejected the Canadian company Couche-Tard's overturnes to acquire Carrefour. According to Reuters, the original bid was for approximately USD 20 bill...
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