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Canada's billionaire Weston family to buy Boots in £6.7bn deal

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 07 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - Canada's billionaire Weston family has agreed to buy The Boots Group from US private equity firm Sycamore Partners for $8.9bn (£6.7bn).
Wittington Investments, the Westons' private holding company, said in a statement that it had partnered with Fairfax Holdings on the deal, which includes the Boots retail operations...

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