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Boots to be bought by Canada’s Weston family for £6.7bn
Wittington Investments, the Weston’s holding company, will buy the business from majority owner, private equity firm Sycamore Partners, and the Pessina family.
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Investments → buy → owner
It comes only a year after Sycamore took over Boots through the acquisition of parent firm Walgreens Boots Alliance, before splitting the business into divisions.
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Sycamore → come → divisions
Boots, which was founded in Nottingham in 1849, has more than 1,800 UK stores.
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which → found → stores
The Canadian Weston family, which owns the grocery chain Loblaws and pharmacy business Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada through Wittington, first held talks to buy Boots earlier this year after it was put up for sale.
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it → own → sale
The move marks a return to UK retail for the family after they sold luxury department store business Selfridges for £4 billion in 2022.
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they → mark → 2022
The whole Weston family was ranked fifth on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List with a combined fortune of almost £19 billion.
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family → rank → billion
Wittington said it is partnering with Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings on the deal, with Wittington having operational control.
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Wittington → say → control
Fairfax’s investments include Sleep Country, Canada’s largest mattress retailer and the owner of Simba Sleep in the UK.
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investments → include → UK
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Galen Weston, chairman of Wittington – who will become chairman of Boots, said: “Boots is one of Britain’s most enduring businesses, with a rich heritage, a trusted name and a vital role in everyday life across the UK and Ireland.
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Boots → read → Ireland
“We see a meaningful opportunity to make a great business even better through stable long-term ownership, further capital investment, and the renewed operating focus required to serve customers with excellence for generations to come.”
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business → see → generations
Alex Baldock, the recently appointed chief executive of Boots, said: “Every day, our colleagues give millions of people longer, healthier and happier lives.
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colleagues → appoint → lives
“Those customers and patients trust in Boots’ unmatched authority, capability and leadership across health, wellness and beauty.
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customers → trust → health
“I look forward to making the most of that opportunity and building a world-class Boots for our colleagues, customers, patients and communities.”
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I → look → colleagues
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027 and is subject to regulatory approvals.
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deal → expect → approvals
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