THE WHAT? Walgreens is set to meet potential bidders this week in the £7 billion sale of Boots, according to The Times.
THE DETAILS Those in the running include American private equity firms Apollo and Sycamore Partners, as well as TDR Capital and the billionaire Issa brothers, who own the Asda supermarket chain.
THE WHY? The sale has been thrown into doubt recently due to Bain Capital and CVC Capital failing to submit a first-round bid, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine forcing the corporate debt market to falter.
The Bain-CVC consortium could allegedly still throw its hat in the ring if Walgreens were to consider a lower offer.
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Key aspects of aesthetic injectable companies include:
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