Carrefour, this new “national treasure” …

Unheard of for 100% private companies: Bercy blocked the takeover offer by Quebec distributor Couche-Tard of the French giant. Behind the scenes.

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Veto. Bruno Le Maire and Alexandre Bompard (in 2017). The Minister of the Economy has notified the CEO of Carrefour of his final rejection of the “friendly rapprochement” project.

By Beatrice Parrino

Published on 01/21/2021 at 1:00 p.m.
– Modified 01/22/2021 at 12:31 p.m.

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Ct is twilight and introductions time. Here are two men eager to meet. Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy and Finance of France, 6 ^e world power, and a complete stranger, Alain Bouchard, president and co-founder of the food chain Couche-Tard, 2 ^e fortune of Quebec with 3.3 billion euros in his wallet. We are January 15, at 6 ^e floor of Bercy. Three days earlier, the Minister learned that this 71-year-old Quebecer, lover of great French and Italian wines, wants to invest in us: not in the energy sector nor in that …

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