A 70 billion deal ready to revolutionize the health and wellness industry. The American private equity fund Kkr would like to acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance, a pharmaceutical market giant led by the Italian Stephen Pessina (CEO of the company and first shareholder with a share equal to 16% of the capital) with 18.500 points of sale, 415 employees in more than 25 countries, 390 distribution centers capable of making deliveries to more than 230 pharmacies, hospitals, surgeries.
The agency reports Bloomberg which cites sources close to the dossier, according to which the US fund is about to put on the plate a purchase offer that would take the form of a leveraged buyout. If confirmed, the deal would lead to the largest leveraged buyout in history.
The news comes a few hours after the rumors relating to the possible delisting of Walgreens stock from Wall Street. The Pessina-led group currently has a market capitalization of $55,56 billion, with $16,8 billion in debt.
on the Nasdaq, Walgreens stock it dropped 0,2% after the +5% achieved in yesterday's session.
