2025-03-07 08:30:26

US owner of UK pharmacy chain Boots to be taken private in $10bn deal

Walgreens Boots Alliance sold to Sycamore Partners and ends almost a century of trading on public marketsThe US owner of the high street pharmacy chain Boots is to be taken private in a $10bn (£7.8bn) deal that will bring an end to almost a century of trading on public markets for Walgreens Boots Alliance.The company, which operates about 1,900 Boots stores in the UK, has been sold to the US private equity firm Sycamore Partners after struggling in the internet era as customers have turned to online shopping for cheaper products. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/07/us-owner-of-uk-pharmacy-chain-boots-to-be-taken-private-in-10bn-deal

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