Artisan urges Seven&i for takeover bid update by Sept 19 By Reuters
By Rocky Swift and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. fund Artisan Partners (NYSE:) Asset Management ramped up pressure on Japan’s Seven and i holdings, calling on the board to provide an update on a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) by Sept. 19. In a letter dated Friday and sent to journalists, Artisan…