Boots

Walgreens defers Boots UK sale; Reliance to look for other opportunities

RIL will continue to look for growth opportunities overseas if good opportunities arise, said company insiders

Walgreens to retain ownership of UK-based Boots business

The business runs a network of more than 2,200 stores across the UK, as well as private-label brands like No7 Beauty Co. and operations in a smattering of other countries

RIL, Apollo put in binding bid to acquire UK pharmacy chain Boots

Offer values UK chemist chain at $6.3 billion

Apollo, Reliance Industries consortium said to make binding bid for Boots

The bid for the Boots business is fully backed by committed financing, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private

Banks willing to back Reliance-Apollo bid for UK pharmacy chain Boots

The 173-year-old business has over 2,200 stores in the UK, apart from pharmacies as well as a large play in the health and beauty business

Reliance, Apollo Global close in on Boots buyout; bid may come in today

Walsgreen put up the business for sale in December last year and has been seeking a valuation of about 7 billion pounds

Mukesh Ambani set to benefit as Issa brothers, TDR mull quitting Boots race

The Issa-TDR group had been one of the two main suitors remaining in the contest. They were bidding for Boots through Asda Group Ltd

Mukesh Ambani, Britain's Issa brothers face off in final battle for Boots

Issa brothers are going up against Mukesh Ambani, who's been working on a bid for the Boots drugstore chain together with buyout firm Apollo Global Management Inc

RIL's massive cash chest to help take on PE suitors for Boots retail chain

Has already acquired online medicine seller NetMeds in India; Boots deal will help it launch NetMeds overseas, bring offline retail chain to India, say analysts

The assault of the boots

They feature elastic, buckles, zips, tassels, though sometimes they can just be slipped on