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Akin Gump-Advised $21B 7-Eleven Deal Shortlisted for ALB Japan Law Awards

September 7. 2021Asian Legal Business

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(Washington, D.C.) – Akin Gump is pleased to share that client 7-Eleven’s acquisition of leading convenience store chain Speedway from Marathon Petroleum Corp. has been shortlisted in the category “M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)” for the Asian Legal Business Japan Law Awards 2021.

Winners will be announced, and awards presented, at a virtual ceremony on September 30, 2021. The ALB Japan Law Awards recognize “the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house counsel in Japan and around the region.”

To learn more about the deal and Akin Gump’s role in the $21 billion transaction, click here.

7-Eleven’s acquisition of Speedway is also shortlisted in the Consumer, Retail, Food & Beverage - Deal (Large Cap) category of The Deal Awards, to be announced on September 23 (learn more here).

Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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