Sycamore Partners took control of Boots, with the Weston family and Sigma Healthcare identified as potential strategic buyers.
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Updated Aug 6
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What happened
Sycamore Partners took control of Boots, with the Weston family and Sigma Healthcare identified as potential strategic buyers.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Sycamore Partners and KKR took control of Boots to take the company private.1 source
- Boots, a major provider of NHS-funded pharmacy services, faces a potential sale and replacement of its London stock market listing.Sub-event
Sycamore Partners acquires Boots; Weston and Sigma are potential buyers.1 source
Boots acquisition by Walgreens changes the corporate control previously managed by Sycamore Partners.1 source
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The entities involved
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Boots
UK based pharmacy shop chain
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Sycamore Partners
American private equity firm
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Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- falmouthpacket.co.uk
- chinanationalnews.com
- theusnews.com
- hongkongherald.com
- yahoo.com
- azerbaijannews.net
- londonmercury.com