Boots owner ‘closing in on sale to Canada’s Weston family for $9bn’
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“Boots owner ‘closing in on sale to Canada’s Weston family for $9bn’”
Deal would mark return of Canadian family to UK after it sold Selfridges department store for £4bn in 2022 Business live – latest updates The private equity owner of high street pharmacy Boots is reportedly closing in on a deal to sell the business to the Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family for $9bn (£7bn). Sycamore Partners, which bought the wider Walgreens Boots Alliance for $23.7bn in 2025, is said to be in advanced talks with the Westons, with the Financial Times reporting that…
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