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Walgreens shareholders okay takeover of Alliance Boots
Published Tue, Dec 30, 2014 · 09:50 PM
New York
SHAREHOLDERS of US pharmacy chain Walgreens approved a US$16 billion takeover of European rival Alliance Boots that creates a global leader in the drug store business.
Walgreens said on Monday that 97 per cent of its shareholders approved the company's acquisition of the remaining 55 per cent of Alliance Boots it does not currently own.
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