The Quebec-based convenience store operator on Wednesday said it had submitted a non-binding offer of 20 euros per share which valued continental Europe's biggest retailer at 16.2 billion euros ($19.6 billion).

Here's an outline of the two businesses:

CARREFOUR

* Headquartered in Paris * Alexandre Bompard chief executive since 2017 * More than 320,000 employees * Market capitalisation about 14 billion euros ($17 billion) * Turnover of 80.7 billion euros ($97.8 billion) in 2019 * Opened first supermarket in the town of Annecy in 1960 * Had a network of 12,775 stores in more than 30 countriesas of September 2020 * Stores include convenience stores in city centres, largerhypermarkets, and cash-and-carry outlets aimed at caterers andother small businesses

COUCHE-TARD

* Headquartered in Laval, Quebec * Brian Hannasch CEO since 2014 * About 131,000 employees * Market capitalisation about C$40 billion ($32 billion) * Turnover of $59.1 billion in year to April, 2019 * Opened first convenience store in 1980 in Laval * Has a worldwide network of more than 14,200 stores, manyof them roadside outlets which also sell fuel

Source: Company websites, Reuters

(Compiled by Sarah Morland, Anait Miridzhanian and Tommy Lund; editing by Keith Weir and Jason Neely)