Shares in the US-based owner of Boots soared on talks of a takeover by private equity –raising fresh questions over the High Street pharmacy’s future. New York-listed Walgreens Boots Alliance ...

The future of Boots, a pillar of the British high street, is unclear as the pharmacy chain’s American owner begins takeover talks. Walgreens Boots Alliance, which bought Boots in 2014, is ...

From Monaco, Stefano Pessina built a retailer valued at about $100 billion. It agreed to go private this week for roughly $10 billion.