Private equity swoops in as the pharmacy giant retreats from Wall Street after brutal years of store closures and losses.

Shareholders of Walgreens Boots Alliance overwhelmingly approved the drugstore chain's $10 billion acquisition by private equity firm Sycamore Partners, the companies announced Friday.

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) shareholders have voted in favor of the company’s acquisition by Sycamore Partners, with ...

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