US fund Artisan Partners urges Seven & i for takeover bid update by Sept 19

US fund Artisan Partners urges Seven & i for takeover bid update by Sept 19

Seven & i Holdings Co's Seven Eleven convenience store logo is pictured in Tokyo, Japan January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

US fund Artisan Partners Asset Management ramped up pressure on Japan’s Seven&i holdings, calling on the board to provide an update on a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) by Sept. 19.