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(Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance is in talks to sell itself to private equity firm Sycamore Partners, according to a person familiar with the matter, the latest attempt by the pharmacy chain ...
The pharmacy mega-giant shot up 18% on Tuesday following The Wall Street Journal's report, raising the company's value by about $1.5 billion.
Sycamore Partners, a US firm which owns the stationary brand Staples, said to be potential buyer
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) is an American multinational holding company headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. [2] The company was formed on December 31, 2014, after Walgreens bought the 55% stake in Alliance Boots (owner of Boots UK Limited) that it did not already own.
Walgreens is reportedly looking to take itself private in a deal with Sycamore Partners, sending the stock nearly 20% higher Tuesday.
He served as deputy chairman, and later as chairman. The company merged with Boots Group PLC in 2006 and was taken private in July 2007. [8] [2] Pessina was chairman of Alliance Boots from 2007 to 2014, and serves as Executive Chairman of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). [2] He is a director of the Consumer Goods Forum.
The stock in question is Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA), the parent company of several name brand retail pharmacies in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and other International countries, with ...