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Weston family's holding company to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for $12.7B

CBC Business · October 7, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

Weston family's holding company to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for $12.7B

The Weston family holding company Wittington Investments said Wednesday that it will purchase the U.K. chain Boots for $8.9 billion US, including debt, from private equity firm Sycamore Partners.

Boots is one of Britain's most prominent retailers.

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