Canada’s Westons to Buy UK Pharmacy Chain Boots for $8.9 Billion

The Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family agreed to buy health retailer Boots for $8.9 billion including debt, in another change of hands for the pharmacy chain and a...

By Stuart Biggs · Bloomberg Markets

The Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family agreed to buy health retailer Boots for $8.9 billion including debt, in another change of hands for the pharmacy chain and a UK return for the former owner of Selfridges.