CALTEX AUSTRALIA SIGNS A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT WITH ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD

Caltex Australia has signed a confidentiality agreement with Alimentation Couche-Tard. It gives the Canadian firm access to select non-public information. It was in the hope that it will raise its offer.

 On Thursday, the agreement was announced. It came as interest in the Australian petrol pump and convenience store operator is building from several parties, including UK-based EG Group.

In November, Caltex rejected an....