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Walgreens Boots Alliance to Be Taken Private in $10 Billion Deal

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners announced on Thursday it will purchase the company, bringing an end to almost a century of trading on the public market — and at a fraction of its former value.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has begun a strategic review of its Boots drugstore business, chief executive officer Rosalind Brewer said.
Walgreens Boots Alliance will be taken private by Sycamore Partners for $10 billion, the firms said on Thursday, closing out nearly a century of trading on public markets for the US pharmacy giant. (Shutterstock)

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