Walgreens Boots Alliance is considering selling the company to a private equity firm — a move that would take the publicly traded company private, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Albertsons, in its announcement terminating the agreement, also said it had authorized a $2 billion stock buyback and hiked its quarterly cash dividend by 25%. The chain's biggest shareholder, ...

Walgreens surges amid buyout rumors with Sycamore Partners, but doubts remain on deal feasibility and long-term prospects.

Shares of Walgreens climbed 20% Tuesday after reports emerged that the company is in talks to sell itself to private equity ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance is reportedly considering selling itself to private equity firm Sycamore Partners and becoming private, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 10. Here are five things to know: ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) is reportedly in talks to sell itself to the PE firm Sycamore Partners. The move would take the retailer ...

Following the report, shares of the pharmacy giant jumped 18%, the largest one-day boost in Walgreens' history.

Financial writer's analysis on the potential sale of Walgreens to Sycamore Partners, highlighting challenges with debt and ...

Selling to private equity would give the pharmacy chain the leniency needed to execute an aggressive turnaround. Workers and ...

Major U.S. indexes gained at midday Wednesday as tech stocks climbed after the latest report on consumer inflation reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate next week.

Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Deerfield-based Walgreens is reportedly in talks to sell itself to a private equity firm. The move could take the ...

The pharmacy group has been an obvious buyout target, but heavy lifting will be in order to push it over the finish line.