Walgreens Boots Alliance

Bain Capital reportedly teaming up with CVC on bid as WBA makes statement on plans for the multiple.

The three months to November 30 saw Boots pharmacy sales rise by 8.8 per cent compared to the previous year.

Bain Capital declines to comment on reports it has made a takeover offer for the multiple.

City sources say WBA is lining up options for the future of Boots UK.

Over 60 million and 80 million prescriptions for painkillers were dispensed in Lake and Trumbull respectively between 2012 and 2016.

Stefano Pessina who moves to the role of executive chairman of the board of WBA.

Stocks in Walgreens plummeted by 10 per cent today following the announcement that Amazon has launched an online pharmacy in the US.

The parent companies of Boots UK and LloydsPharmacy have completed the formation of a new wholesale joint venture in Germany.

Walgreen Boots Alliance CEO Stefano Pessina has announced he is to step down after five years in the role, with no successor yet appointed.

Walgreen Boots Alliance has reportedly been “formally approached” by New York-based private equity firm KKR & Co.

Walgreens Boots Alliance sees a quarterly 20 per cent fall in profits for its retail pharmacy international division.

“collect in store” service launched last August has grown traffic, with more than 67% of online sales picked up in store