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Apollo Global Management Inc. is considering taking a substantial stake in a bid by Seven & i’s founding Ito family to take the Japanese convenience store operator private, people familiar with the matter said.

The US private equity giant is discussing a commitment of as much as ¥1.5 trillion ($9.5 billion) for an equity stake in the plan, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public.