KKR, Rakuten complete share purchase in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu from Walmart

KKR, Rakuten complete share purchase in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu from Walmart

A logo of Seiyu is pictured at its chainstore in Tokyo, Japan, July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Private equity giant KKR, and Rakuten DX Solution, a unit of the Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten Inc., have completed their share purchases in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu GK from Walmart.