Shareholders for Walgreens Boots Alliance overwhelmingly voted to approve the company’s sale to Sycamore Partners, with 96% of shareholders at a special meeting voting to green-light the merger, ...

The shareholders of Walgreens Boots Alliance, parent company of Boots, have approved its takeover by private equity firm Sycamore Partners.

The shareholders of Boots' parent company have approved the US group's sale to private equity firm Sycamore Partners, leaving the future unclear for the UK pharmacy giant.