TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Trial Holdings 141A.T obtained preferred bidder status from U.S. private equity fund KKR KKR.N to acquire supermarket chain Seiyu for about 400 billion yen ($2.67 billion), the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.
Trial Holdings plans to purchase all shares of Seiyu, the report said.
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