Boots Owner Nears $9bn Sale to Canada's Weston Family
Sycamore Partners is in advanced talks to sell the UK pharmacy chain to the billionaire family for $9bn.
First reported by News Feed, 3h 10m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 30 Sept 2026. News Feed published first, on 30 September at 18:59 UTC; Bloomberg.com followed 3h 11m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Business, appeared on 1 October at 09:03 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), Bloomberg.com (major outlet), The Guardian Business (major outlet).
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How it unfolded
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Sources
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- Boots owner ‘closing in on sale to Canada’s Weston family for $9bn’ The Guardian Business ·
- Boots set to get carved out of private equity News Feed ·
- Sycamore Said to Near Deal to Sell Boots to Canada’s Westons Bloomberg.com ·
- Boots owner nearing $9bn sale of chemist to Canada’s Weston family News Feed ·
In this story
- Boots
- Sycamore Partners
- Weston family