A senior executive at Quebec’s public pension manager said the fund will likely provide financial backing to Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. if it moves ahead with a takeover bid for Seven & i Holdings Co., the parent of the 7-Eleven chain.
“Couche-Tard knows that we will always accompany them in these endeavors if necessary,” Vincent Delisle, head of liquid markets at Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec, said in an interview.